Weather Records on 20 September 2010

1,497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 2010. Highest significance: Te Kowai Exp STN, AU.

Key Facts for 20 September 2010

On 20 September 2010, 1,497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
851 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,437 daily.
Te Kowai Exp STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.5 mm (4.4 in) on 20 September 2010.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,497 stations

1,497 station records on 20 September 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kolka	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wattlevale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mount Dangar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Caldervale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Roma Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kurrajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdjali	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	263.9 mm (10.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winvic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moramana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Banchory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brian Pastures	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Boca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	273.6 mm (10.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jervois	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Cerrito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,497 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 469, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 382, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 477.

Records on 20 September 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	469
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	382
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	477
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 2010 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 56, daily 1,437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,160 broken records

Margins by which the 1,160 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 194.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 2010

Top 20 records on 20 September 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 2010	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	77 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Mount Jukes, AU	monthly rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Wando Vale Station, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	116 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Tiree, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	97 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Possum Park, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Gumlu Days Road, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Kolka, LV	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Barnganal Blue Mountain, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Wattlevale Station, AU	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Karmoo, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Mount Dangar, AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	119 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Caldervale Station, AU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	119 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2010	Bemerside, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	60 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

1812 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2010. 2010 had 1,497 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

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Data for records on 2010-09-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	1,082
25 to 50	60
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1