Weather Records on 19 September 2020

668 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 2020. Highest significance: Brighton Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 19 September 2020

On 19 September 2020, 668 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 649 daily.
Brighton Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 19 September 2020.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

668 stations

668 station records on 19 September 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Glendambo (Millers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Westerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haughton Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Glenroy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena Pound	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Tepco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill (Wadnaminga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra (McCoys Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Sand Pt WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Angorichina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

668 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 148.

Records on 19 September 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 2020

Top 20 records on 19 September 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 2020	Brighton Downs, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 September 2020	Mount Eba, AU	monthly rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 September 2020	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 September 2020	Glendambo (Millers Creek), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2020	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	107 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2020	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2020	Westerton, AU	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2020	Woomera Aerodrome, AU	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2020	Marree (Farina), AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2020	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2020	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2020	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2020	Haughton Vale, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2020	Mulyungarie, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2020	Orroroo (Kylmorn), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2020	Orroroo (Yalpara), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2020	Evanston, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2020	Carrieton (Glenroy Estate), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2020	Wilpena Pound, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2020	Cockburn (Tepco), AU	monthly rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	51 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

1805 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2020. 2020 had 668 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 10	460
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1