Weather Records on 11 October 2020

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 2020. Highest significance: Elizabethton, US.

Key Facts for 11 October 2020

On 11 October 2020, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 668 daily.
Elizabethton set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 11 October 2020.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 11 October 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Wheeler	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helen	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulina	Romania	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blewett Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ange-Parteboda D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cahaba Pump House	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trough	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Soto la Marina (Obs)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thorsby Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 October 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 October 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 2020

Top 20 records on 11 October 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 2020	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	115 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2020	Leeds, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2020	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2020	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	115 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 October 2020	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	115 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Guntersville, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Gainesville, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Sattahip, TH	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Talladega, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	118 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Lumberton Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Wallace, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Walhalla, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	122 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Marshall, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Upper Wheeler, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Helen, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Castle Dale, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2020	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	115 years	45 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 680 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	897

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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 20	469
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1