Weather Records on 15 October 2020

499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 2020. Highest significance: Poona, IN.

Key Facts for 15 October 2020

On 15 October 2020, 499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
373 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 480 daily.
Poona set a daily record precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 15 October 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

499 stations

499 station records on 15 October 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bombay/Santacruz	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wayjo Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tubuai	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaccio	France	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sredhekolymsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Signal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crane	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calistoga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuching	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilirnej	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Floydada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Matador	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

499 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 October 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 October 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 2020

Top 20 records on 15 October 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 2020	Poona, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 October 2020	Brocken, DE	daily rain	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2020	Mahabaleshwar, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2020	Bombay/Santacruz, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Kolhapur, IN	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Orland, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Flagstaff AP, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	122 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Wayjo Park, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Cuyamaca, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Crosbyton, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Snyder, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Spur, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	130 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Karwar, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Paradise, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Socorro, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Schierke, DE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Plainview, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2020	Mutual, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	40 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

1794 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 499 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	381
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1