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Weather Records on 20 September 1897

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1897. Highest significance: Kirchdorf/Poel, DE.

Key Facts for 20 September 1897

  • On 20 September 1897, 16 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, 1 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Kirchdorf/Poel set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.2 mm (1.5 in) on 20 September 1897.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1812 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 20 September 1897 16 station records on 20 September 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 20 September 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 September 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation39.2 mm (1.5 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation27.1 mm (1.1 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-8.7 C (16.3 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.5 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low maximum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 20 September 1897 by type Records set or tied on 20 September 1897 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 September 1897 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 20 September 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 September 1897 by timescale Records on 20 September 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 September 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 15.
Records on 20 September 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 September 1897 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.1. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 95 to 10: 410 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 September 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 59
5 to 104
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1897
Top 16 records on 20 September 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 September 1897Kirchdorf/Poel, DEmonthly rain39.2 mm (1.5 in)12.3 mm (0.5 in)21 years47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1897Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain27.1 mm (1.1 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)48 years45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1897Skara 1, SEdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)4 years42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1897Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)70 years34 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Uccle, BEdaily low max13.2 C (55.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)60 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low min-8.7 C (16.3 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)32 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)8 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Putbus, DEdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Halmstad, SEdaily rain25.5 mm (1.0 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low max-4.0 C (24.8 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Orebro, SEdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1897Jonkoping, SEdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)8 years12 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 1897
Records on 09-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1897. 1897 had 16 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 1897. 1897 had 16 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).