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Weather Records on 20 September 1914

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1914. Highest significance: Vasilevici, BY.

Key Facts for 20 September 1914

  • On 20 September 1914, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Vasilevici set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 20 September 1914.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 20 September 1914 28 station records on 20 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 20 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 September 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
VilniusLithuaniaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.6 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie LukiRussiaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high maximum temperature20.2 C (68.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature25.1 C (77.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation17.1 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PinskBelarusRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BobundaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 20 September 1914 by type Records set or tied on 20 September 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 September 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 20 September 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 September 1914 by timescale Records on 20 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27.
Records on 20 September 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 September 1914 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 185 to 10: 410 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 September 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 518
5 to 104
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1914
Top 20 records on 20 September 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 September 1914Vasilevici, BYdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)9 years40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1914Dalhousie, CAdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)35 years28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Dalhousie, CAmonthly high min22.2 C (72.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)17 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Vilnius, LTdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)13.1 mm (0.5 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Groningen-1, NLdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)57 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Stony Mountain, CAdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Velikie Luki, RUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Riva, ITdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Kristianstad, SEdaily high max20.2 C (68.4 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Arnsberg, DEdaily rain14.8 mm (0.6 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Stratford, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)5 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Sunbury (Salesian College ), AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max25.1 C (77.2 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Hoorn, NLdaily rain17.1 mm (0.7 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1914Montagu (Pol), ZAdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)29 years11 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 1914
Records on 09-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1914. 1914 had 28 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 1914. 1914 had 28 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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