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Weather Records on 20 August 1901

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1901. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 20 August 1901

  • On 20 August 1901, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 20 August 1901.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 20 August 1901 12 station records on 20 August 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 20 August 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 August 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.5 mm (2.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cordeaux RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.1 mm (2.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 20 August 1901 by type Records set or tied on 20 August 1901 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 August 1901 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 20 August 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 August 1901 by timescale Records on 20 August 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 August 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 20 August 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 August 1901 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.4. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 55 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 August 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 55
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1901
Top 12 records on 20 August 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 August 1901Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain50.5 mm (2.0 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)32 years34 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1901Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1901Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1901Maryland, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1901Toronto, CAdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1901Goulburn, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1901Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1901Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1901Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1901Cordeaux River, AUdaily rain51.1 mm (2.0 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1901Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1901Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain (Tie)4.3 mm (0.17 in)tie16 years2 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

1797 to 1901
Records on 08-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1901. 1901 had 12 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11807: 11809: 21816: 11830: 11832: 11838: 11840: 11842: 11846: 11849: 11850: 11852: 11858: 31863: 51867: 41870: 31871: 11873: 11875: 21877: 11883: 21884: 21885: 61886: 11888: 11889: 21890: 21891: 21892: 61893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 51897: 61898: 11899: 51900: 71901: 121902: 31903: 71904: 301905: 71906: 261907: 151908: 211909: 691910: 71911: 181912: 251913: 231914: 151915: 141916: 741917: 511918: 691919: 251920: 471921: 231922: 521923: 831924: 1321925: 1931926: 1871927: 3381928: 1011929: 2131930: 3181931: 2141932: 2991933: 3241934: 3761935: 3391936: 5431937: 5371938: 2501939: 4481940: 6951941: 2301942: 4291943: 4361944: 3551945: 3981946: 3491947: 9881948: 4031949: 4311950: 1,3411951: 8241952: 4251953: 4411954: 4761955: 8481956: 6781957: 3421958: 2811959: 7641960: 4651961: 5201962: 6841963: 5771964: 6291965: 4701966: 1,0941967: 6571968: 8621969: 6081970: 4141971: 5851972: 5221973: 4901974: 5651975: 4111976: 8941977: 8601978: 5631979: 1,0091980: 9911981: 8561982: 6201983: 1,4651984: 6961985: 6661986: 8191987: 5641988: 9911989: 6031990: 1,2621991: 8041992: 1,1681993: 7591994: 7191995: 1,1131996: 9001997: 1,2141998: 8021999: 8102000: 9892001: 9092002: 1,2082003: 1,0312004: 1,3332005: 1,1122006: 8512007: 1,9552008: 1,1702009: 1,4142010: 1,0282011: 9872012: 1,0862013: 5452014: 5822015: 1,0752016: 8722017: 3242018: 6572019: 6982020: 1,0512021: 1,0282022: 1,0382023: 1,4792024: 5892025: 1,1342026: 9851797187118971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1901. 1901 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-20 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18071
18092
18161
18301
18321
18381
18401
18421
18461
18491
18501
18521
18583
18635
18674
18703
18711
18731
18752
18771
18832
18842
18856
18861
18881
18892
18902
18912
18926
18931
18941
18951
18965
18976
18981
18995
19007
190112
19023
19037
190430
19057
190626
190715
190821
190969
19107
191118
191225
191323
191415
191514
191674
191751
191869
191925
192047
192123
192252
192383
1924132
1925193
1926187
1927338
1928101
1929213
1930318
1931214
1932299
1933324
1934376
1935339
1936543
1937537
1938250
1939448
1940695
1941230
1942429
1943436
1944355
1945398
1946349
1947988
1948403
1949431
19501,341
1951824
1952425
1953441
1954476
1955848
1956678
1957342
1958281
1959764
1960465
1961520
1962684
1963577
1964629
1965470
19661,094
1967657
1968862
1969608
1970414
1971585
1972522
1973490
1974565
1975411
1976894
1977860
1978563
19791,009
1980991
1981856
1982620
19831,465
1984696
1985666
1986819
1987564
1988991
1989603
19901,262
1991804
19921,168
1993759
1994719
19951,113
1996900
19971,214
1998802
1999810
2000989
2001909
20021,208
20031,031
20041,333
20051,112
2006851
20071,955
20081,170
20091,414
20101,028
2011987
20121,086
2013545
2014582
20151,075
2016872
2017324
2018657
2019698
20201,051
20211,028
20221,038
20231,479
2024589
20251,134
2026985

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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 (2026-10-15).