Weather Records on 10 October 2020

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 2020. Highest significance: Ville Platte, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 2020

On 10 October 2020, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
447 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 736 daily.
Ville Platte set a daily record precipitation of 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 10 October 2020.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 10 October 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yokkaichi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ueno	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	337.1 mm (13.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	275.1 mm (10.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkie	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red River Lock # 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owase	Japan	Record daily precipitation	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longley (Telopea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Off Joe	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodoe VI	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Opelika	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eudora	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deqen	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottenberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jena	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schweitzer Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati	India	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 266, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 285.

Records on 10 October 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	266
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 736.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 278.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 2020

Top 20 records on 10 October 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 2020	Ville Platte, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2020	Jennings, US	monthly rain	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2020	Jericho (Bowsden), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2020	Oneonta, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Beaver Fire Twr, US	monthly rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Yokkaichi, JP	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Lafayette 2W, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Ueno, JP	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Miyakejima, JP	daily rain	337.1 mm (13.3 in)	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Alexandria, US	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Chattanooga AP, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Oshima, JP	daily rain	275.1 mm (10.8 in)	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Bunkie, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Leesville, US	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Columbia Lock, US	all-time rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Red River Lock # 2, US	daily rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Owase, JP	daily rain	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2020	Boaz, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 756 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	589
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1