Weather Records on 20 October 2022

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 2022. Highest significance: Tilpa (Trevallyn), AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 2022

On 20 October 2022, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 370 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 799 daily.
Tilpa (Trevallyn) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.0 mm (4.7 in) on 20 October 2022.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 20 October 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tilpa (Trevallyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hayman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah (Rocky Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caroda (Roseberry Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 309, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 October 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	309
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 October 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 799.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

643 broken records

Margins by which the 643 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 2022

Top 20 records on 20 October 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 2022	Tilpa (Trevallyn), AU	monthly rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2022	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	141 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Hayman Island Resort, AU	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Cobbadah (Rocky Glen), AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	131 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Ambrolauri, GE	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Warrensburg 4NW, US	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Mc Minnville, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Gwabegar Post Office, AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	127 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Gladstone Radar, AU	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Boatman Station, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Ft Lauderdale Beach, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Spirit Lake, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	125 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Cascade Locks, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	120 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2022. 2022 had 834 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	757
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	520
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	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	623
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1