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Weather Records on 20 September 1908

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1908. Highest significance: Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU.

Key Facts for 20 September 1908

  • On 20 September 1908, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) set a daily record low maximum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 20 September 1908.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 20 September 1908 24 station records on 20 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 20 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 September 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Eurugabah StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.5 C (92.3 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 20 September 1908 by type Records set or tied on 20 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 20 September 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 September 1908 by timescale Records on 20 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 20 September 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 September 1908 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 54 to 6: 36 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 September 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 45
4 to 63
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1908
Top 20 records on 20 September 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 September 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)46 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Albury, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Momba, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Eurugabah Station, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Portland, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Stratford, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Saint John, CAdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Euston Post Office, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)10 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1908Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)4 years5 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 1908
Records on 09-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1908. 1908 had 24 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: 5772015: 4392016: 7782017: 9202018: 1,0202019: 8352020: 6302021: 5652022: 7862023: 4822024: 5962025: 8772026: 6821812188319021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1908. 1908 had 24 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
2014577
2015439
2016778
2017920
20181,020
2019835
2020630
2021565
2022786
2023482
2024596
2025877
2026682

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).