Weather Records on 20 June 1920

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 1920. Highest significance: Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA.

Key Facts for 20 June 1920

On 20 June 1920, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 38 daily.
Table.Mtn Platteklip set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 20 June 1920.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 20 June 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 20 June 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 38.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records

Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 1920

Top 20 records on 20 June 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 1920	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Lenoir, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Washington, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Virginia Sheedy Road, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Clinton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Newport, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Lyndoch, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Malvern, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Pine Bluff, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1920	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	29 years	15 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

1800 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1920. 1920 had 40 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	15
2 to 4	10
4 to 6	1
6 to 8	1
8 to 10	3
10 to 12	0
12 to 14	1
14 to 16	3