Weather Records on 20 October 2026

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 2026. Highest significance: Oita, JP.

Key Facts for 20 October 2026

On 20 October 2026, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 315 daily.
Oita set an all-time record daily precipitation of 351.5 mm (13.8 in) on 20 October 2026 (provisional).
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 20 October 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	351.5 mm (13.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	308.0 mm (12.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	218.5 mm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kobe	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Takada	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Takayama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matsue	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yokohama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yamaguchi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hita	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onahama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagano	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tottori	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okayama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 20 October 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 2026

Top 20 records on 20 October 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 2026	Oita, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	351.5 mm (13.8 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2026	Kobe, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	308.0 mm (12.1 in)	173.9 mm (6.8 in)	21 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2026	Mombetsu, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Kyoto, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Matsue, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Gue, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Shinjo, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Takada, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	218.5 mm (8.6 in)	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Gifu, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Ushibuka, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Gulkana AP, US	monthly rain (Provisional)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Ganca, AZ	daily high min (Provisional)	17.1 C (62.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Nara, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Kobe, JP	monthly high min (Provisional)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Tsuruga, JP	daily high min (Provisional)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Irako, JP	monthly high min (Provisional)	24.2 C (75.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Mishima, JP	daily high min (Provisional)	23.8 C (74.8 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Aparri, PH	daily high min (Provisional)	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2026	Zakatala, AZ	daily high min (Provisional)	18.5 C (65.3 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	57 years	37 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2026. 2026 had 348 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	758
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	521
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	786
2012	946
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	395
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,467
2024	707
2025	325
2026	348

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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 2026-11-12 (12 November 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-11-12. Last revised 12 November 2026 (2026-11-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	298
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2