Weather Records on 19 October 2020

1,032 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 2020. Highest significance: Choteau, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 2020

On 19 October 2020, 1,032 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 338 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,017 daily.
Choteau set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 19 October 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,032 stations

1,032 station records on 19 October 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ryegate 18 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laane-Nigula	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brady 27 ENE (the Knees)	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham 25 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,032 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 286, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 103.

Records on 19 October 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	286
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	103

Records on 19 October 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 1,017.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

839 broken records

Margins by which the 839 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 2020

Top 20 records on 19 October 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 2020	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	82 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2020	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2020	Custer, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2020	Ryegate 18 NNW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2020	Yellowtail Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Loma, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Springdale, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Bynum 4 SSE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Joliet, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Paducah, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Helena AP ASOS, US	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Judith Gap, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Billings Wtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Hardin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Lindsay, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Pollock, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Bynum 4 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Judith Gap, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2020	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	97 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

1806 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2020. 2020 had 1,032 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	764
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1