Weather Records on 9 September 2020

2,579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 2020. Highest significance: El Vado Dam, US.

Key Facts for 9 September 2020

On 9 September 2020, 2,579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 1,869 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 125 monthly and 2,453 daily.
El Vado Dam set a monthly record daily snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 9 September 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 9 September 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	66 of 100 (Major)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chama	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,579 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 1,098, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 771, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 9 September 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	1,098
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	771
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 9 September 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 125, daily 2,453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,312 broken records

Margins by which the 2,312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 335.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 2020

Top 20 records on 9 September 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 2020	El Vado Dam, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	83 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Chama, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	106 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Del Norte 3ENE, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	72 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Monte Vista 2W, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Monte Vista 2W, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	79 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Del Norte 3ENE, US	monthly snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	60 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Albany, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Aspermont, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	115 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Haskell, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	120 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Alamosa-Bergman Fld, US	monthly snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	111 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Denison, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	119 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Coldwater, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	113 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Manila, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	121 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Kolhapur, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Cochetopa Creek, US	monthly snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	107 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2020	Loa, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	96 years	63 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

1806 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2020. 2020 had 2,579 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	662
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,457
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	516
2026	796

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	2,166
50 to 100	91
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	19
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	4