US weather records set on Tuesday 20 October 2026
On Tuesday , 2 of 406 US cities set or tied a daily record (our calculation from NOAA records; preliminary).
Records set or tied
- Warm day or night
- Cold day or night
- Wet day
| Place | Record | Value | Before | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | ||||
| Gulkana, AK | Wettest day | 1.25 in | 0.20 in 1958 | Provisional |
| Utah | ||||
| Salt Lake City, UT | Warmest night | 56°F | 55°F 1961, 1914, 1899 | Confirmed |
The longest "since" gaps
| Place | Answer | Since | Gap, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks, AK | Wettest day | 91 years | |
| Delta Junction, AK | Wettest day | 76 years | |
| Ely, NV | Warmest night | 41 years | |
| Oracle, AZ | Wettest day | 38 years | |
| Yakutat, AK | Wettest day | 34 years | |
| Astoria, OR | Warmest day | 28 years | |
| Juneau, AK | Wettest day | 28 years | |
| Greenville, MS | Dry spell | 27 years | |
| Skagway, AK | Wettest day | 24 years | |
| Vancouver, WA | Warmest day | 23 years | |
| Salem, OR | Warmest day | 23 years | |
| McMinnville, OR | Warmest day | 23 years | |
| Kingman, AZ | Warmest night | 23 years | |
| Hillsboro, OR | Warmest day | 23 years | |
| Portland, OR | Warmest day | 23 years | |
| Pocatello, ID | Wettest day | 19 years | |
| Dodge City, KS | Wettest day | 17 years | |
| Bangor, ME | Coldest night | 17 years | |
| Portland Downtown, OR | Warmest day | 16 years | |
| Pendleton, OR | Coldest night | 16 years |
Every record and gap in words
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: 1.25 in of precipitation in Gulkana, AK, the wettest 20 October on record, in 86 years since 1909 (no value for 1910, 1911, 1912 and 29 other years); provisional.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a low of 56°F in Salt Lake City, UT, the warmest 20 October night on record, in 153 years since 1874; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: 0.32 in of precipitation in Fairbanks, AK, the wettest 20 October since 1935, 2nd wettest of 119.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: 0.16 in of precipitation in Delta Junction, AK, the wettest 20 October since 1950 (no value for 1990 and 1991), 2nd wettest of 84.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a low of 36°F in Ely, NV, the warmest 20 October night since 1985, tied 6th warmest of 104 (with 1985, 1974, 1950 and 1 other year).
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: 0.40 in of precipitation in Oracle, AZ, the wettest 20 October since 1988, 2nd wettest of 125.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: 1.74 in of precipitation in Yakutat, AK, the wettest 20 October since 1992, 9th wettest of 103.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a high of 69°F in Astoria, OR, the warmest 20 October since 1998, 8th warmest of 139.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: 1.81 in of precipitation in Juneau, AK, the wettest 20 October since 1998, 2nd wettest of 84.
- No measurable precipitation in Greenville, MS for 36 days to Tuesday 20 October 2026, the longest dry spell since 1999 (some days of that spell are missing, so it may have been shorter).
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: 0.93 in of precipitation in Skagway, AK, the wettest 20 October since 2002, 3rd wettest of 89.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a high of 75°F in Vancouver, WA, the warmest 20 October since 2003 (no value for 2012), tied 4th warmest of 130 (with 1925).
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a high of 75°F in Salem, OR, the warmest 20 October since 2003, tied 2nd warmest of 134 (with 1998, 1987, 1938 and 2 other years).
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a high of 75°F in McMinnville, OR, the warmest 20 October since 2003, tied 2nd warmest of 121 (with 2003 and 1942).
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a low of 55°F in Kingman, AZ, the warmest 20 October night since 2003, tied 8th warmest of 119 (with 2003, 1958, 1945 and 2 other years).
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a high of 74°F in Hillsboro, OR, the warmest 20 October since 2003, tied 2nd warmest of 96 (with 1938).
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a high of 75°F in Portland, OR, the warmest 20 October since 2003, 2nd warmest of 87.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: 0.04 in of precipitation in Pocatello, ID, the wettest 20 October since 2007, 7th wettest of 88.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: 0.07 in of precipitation in Dodge City, KS, the wettest 20 October since 2009, 19th wettest of 153.
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a low of 29°F in Bangor, ME, the coldest 20 October night since 2009, tied 14th coldest of 97 (with 1993, 1992 and 1958).
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a high of 72°F in Portland Downtown, OR, the warmest 20 October since 2010, tied 12th warmest of 151 (with 1937).
- Tuesday 20 October 2026: a low of 35°F in Pendleton, OR, the coldest 20 October night since 2010, tied 37th coldest of 132 (with 2010, 2007, 1981 and 7 other years).
National Weather Service record reports
National Weather Service record event reports issued from 20:00 UTC on 20 October to 20:00 UTC on 21 October 2026, by headline: 1.
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT SAN JUAN AREA/PR RERSJU,
- Reports not listed
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