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Weather Records on 20 September 1889

8 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1889. Highest significance: Harnosand, SE.

Key Facts for 20 September 1889

  • On 20 September 1889, 8 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Harnosand set a daily record precipitation of 23.4 mm (0.9 in) on 20 September 1889.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1812 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

8 stations
Weather records on 20 September 1889 8 station records on 20 September 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
8 station records on 20 September 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 September 1889: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature12.3 C (54.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

8 records
Records on 20 September 1889 by type Records set or tied on 20 September 1889 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 September 1889 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 20 September 1889 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 September 1889 by timescale Records on 20 September 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 September 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8.
Records on 20 September 1889 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 September 1889 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.9. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 September 1889
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1889
Top 8 records on 20 September 1889 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 September 1889Harnosand, SEdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1889Halmstad, SEdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1889Wien, ATdaily low max12.3 C (54.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1889Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1889Jonkoping, SEdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1889Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max14.3 C (57.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1889Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1889Wien, ATdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)0 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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 1889
Records on 09-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1889. 1889 had 8 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001812: 11837: 11840: 11844: 11848: 21851: 11852: 11854: 21855: 11856: 21859: 21860: 11862: 11870: 11871: 21882: 21883: 11884: 11886: 21887: 11888: 21889: 81891: 41893: 51894: 11895: 21896: 11897: 161898: 41899: 11900: 21901: 31902: 31903: 31904: 121905: 81906: 221907: 111908: 241909: 101910: 81911: 211912: 341913: 481914: 281915: 2391916: 281917: 1001918: 591919: 551920: 641921: 401922: 521923: 2491924: 3291925: 3301926: 1291927: 1691928: 1441929: 3731930: 1021931: 5641932: 2701933: 2231934: 3491935: 2011936: 1331937: 3851938: 5061939: 3121940: 5911941: 5821942: 4361943: 4191944: 4661945: 4061946: 7661947: 4601948: 4541949: 2681950: 4351951: 2671952: 4341953: 4791954: 6281955: 6251956: 9851957: 5141958: 4101959: 4891960: 3521961: 3841962: 7071963: 2901964: 4821965: 1,1801966: 4141967: 4491968: 6171969: 6041970: 5911971: 8841972: 5821973: 5691974: 7711975: 5271976: 3751977: 7761978: 1,2161979: 7671980: 5671981: 9791982: 9111983: 1,9581984: 8951985: 7301986: 7431987: 8561988: 6981989: 9681990: 7431991: 1,8351992: 7181993: 1,0311994: 7881995: 1,3741996: 1,0771997: 1,2821998: 1,1571999: 9232000: 9082001: 8212002: 8452003: 9102004: 1,1562005: 9602006: 7322007: 6452008: 6482009: 7152010: 1,4972011: 6502012: 5492013: 5952014: 5782015: 4392016: 7772017: 9192018: 1,0142019: 8322020: 6222021: 5632022: 7792023: 4822024: 5972025: 8731812188319021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1889. 1889 had 8 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-20 in each year
YearRecords
18121
18371
18401
18441
18482
18511
18521
18542
18551
18562
18592
18601
18621
18701
18712
18822
18831
18841
18862
18871
18882
18898
18914
18935
18941
18952
18961
189716
18984
18991
19002
19013
19023
19033
190412
19058
190622
190711
190824
190910
19108
191121
191234
191348
191428
1915239
191628
1917100
191859
191955
192064
192140
192252
1923249
1924329
1925330
1926129
1927169
1928144
1929373
1930102
1931564
1932270
1933223
1934349
1935201
1936133
1937385
1938506
1939312
1940591
1941582
1942436
1943419
1944466
1945406
1946766
1947460
1948454
1949268
1950435
1951267
1952434
1953479
1954628
1955625
1956985
1957514
1958410
1959489
1960352
1961384
1962707
1963290
1964482
19651,180
1966414
1967449
1968617
1969604
1970591
1971884
1972582
1973569
1974771
1975527
1976375
1977776
19781,216
1979767
1980567
1981979
1982911
19831,958
1984895
1985730
1986743
1987856
1988698
1989968
1990743
19911,835
1992718
19931,031
1994788
19951,374
19961,077
19971,282
19981,157
1999923
2000908
2001821
2002845
2003910
20041,156
2005960
2006732
2007645
2008648
2009715
20101,497
2011650
2012549
2013595
2014578
2015439
2016777
2017919
20181,014
2019832
2020622
2021563
2022779
2023482
2024597
2025873

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).