Weather Records on 23 October 2020

1,777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2020. Highest significance: Oshkosh, US.

Key Facts for 23 October 2020

On 23 October 2020, 1,777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
459 were record highs and 831 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,706 daily.
Oshkosh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 23 October 2020.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,777 stations

1,777 station records on 23 October 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bratoljubovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Montello Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Friendship	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ottertail	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mission 3SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gays Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ronnoc Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,777 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 365, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 466, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 184.

Records on 23 October 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	365
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	466
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	184

Records on 23 October 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 70, daily 1,706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,462 broken records

Margins by which the 1,462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2020

Top 20 records on 23 October 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2020	Oshkosh, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	83 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 October 2020	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 October 2020	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Bratoljubovka, RU	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Gaylord, US	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Montello Wwtp, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Friendship, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Kewaunee, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	101 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Ottertail, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Two Rivers, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Long Prairie, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	124 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Britton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Flamingo Rs, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Victor 4 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2020	Missoula Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1795 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2020. 2020 had 1,777 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	1,348
50 to 100	84
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	1