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Weather Records on 1 September 1920

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1920. Highest significance: Freiburg, DE.

Key Facts for 1 September 1920

  • On 1 September 1920, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Freiburg set a daily record precipitation of 37.5 mm (1.5 in) on 1 September 1920.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 1 September 1920 31 station records on 1 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 1 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 September 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation37.5 mm (1.5 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
SurgutRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
TungamahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
JohnsonvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KunzelsauGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.2 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MordenCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WinterswijkNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high maximum temperature20.2 C (68.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
WangeroogeGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Balpool (Nyang)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-3.1 C (26.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord low maximum temperature27.0 C (80.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord low minimum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
PlymouthUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 1 September 1920 by type Records set or tied on 1 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 18. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.
Records on 1 September 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 September 1920 by timescale Records on 1 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30.
Records on 1 September 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 September 1920 Margins by which the 28 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. 01020300 to 5: 235 to 10: 210 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 28 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 1 September 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 523
5 to 102
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1920
Top 20 records on 1 September 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 September 1920Freiburg, DEdaily rain37.5 mm (1.5 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)10 years32 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Minnedosa, CAdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)15 years31 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Karesuando, SEmonthly high max24.0 C (75.2 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)29 years27 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Surgut, RUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920New Westminster, CAdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)43 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Tungamah, AUdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Officer (Jesmond Dene), AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)3 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Banana Post Office, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Johnsonville, USdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Tatura Post Office, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Chatham, CAdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Kunzelsau, DEdaily rain19.2 mm (0.8 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Morden, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Winterswijk, NLdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Jokkmokk, SEdaily high max20.2 C (68.4 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Wangerooge, DEdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1920Tbilisi, GEdaily rain3.7 mm (0.15 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)20 years10 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 1920
Records on 09-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 31 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11806: 11819: 11827: 11831: 11838: 11851: 11853: 11854: 11857: 11858: 11859: 11860: 21861: 11865: 11866: 11867: 21869: 31871: 11873: 11876: 21877: 21878: 31879: 21881: 51883: 11886: 31887: 31888: 21890: 21892: 21894: 31897: 41898: 101899: 31900: 21901: 141902: 51903: 161904: 91905: 61906: 261907: 141908: 261909: 341910: 221911: 161912: 471913: 321914: 231915: 461916: 161917: 241918: 311919: 191920: 311921: 461922: 671923: 751924: 2101925: 1271926: 1821927: 1361928: 1661929: 3241930: 2641931: 2331932: 5501933: 6221934: 6541935: 5841936: 3851937: 5021938: 3731939: 3031940: 3331941: 4971942: 5321943: 5781944: 3771945: 4971946: 6421947: 5551948: 4601949: 1,1021950: 8491951: 6681952: 6441953: 9371954: 4071955: 4131956: 5041957: 3201958: 4271959: 5191960: 4081961: 5311962: 3681963: 4161964: 6211965: 6571966: 5961967: 1,2631968: 6041969: 4931970: 5021971: 4641972: 5181973: 8741974: 8951975: 9391976: 6271977: 5001978: 8091979: 4591980: 6711981: 6491982: 6421983: 1,1671984: 6191985: 9011986: 9641987: 9091988: 6511989: 8231990: 7491991: 6871992: 1,0101993: 1,1221994: 1,2911995: 1,1651996: 8231997: 1,1611998: 1,1591999: 9252000: 1,6132001: 9042002: 7782003: 1,2542004: 8272005: 9012006: 1,1572007: 9762008: 1,2042009: 1,0032010: 1,3132011: 1,0712012: 8742013: 7752014: 5152015: 6612016: 5222017: 6862018: 3992019: 8002020: 6892021: 7512022: 1,0162023: 7202024: 9382025: 3592026: 5211797186918991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 31 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-01 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18061
18191
18271
18311
18381
18511
18531
18541
18571
18581
18591
18602
18611
18651
18661
18672
18693
18711
18731
18762
18772
18783
18792
18815
18831
18863
18873
18882
18902
18922
18943
18974
189810
18993
19002
190114
19025
190316
19049
19056
190626
190714
190826
190934
191022
191116
191247
191332
191423
191546
191616
191724
191831
191919
192031
192146
192267
192375
1924210
1925127
1926182
1927136
1928166
1929324
1930264
1931233
1932550
1933622
1934654
1935584
1936385
1937502
1938373
1939303
1940333
1941497
1942532
1943578
1944377
1945497
1946642
1947555
1948460
19491,102
1950849
1951668
1952644
1953937
1954407
1955413
1956504
1957320
1958427
1959519
1960408
1961531
1962368
1963416
1964621
1965657
1966596
19671,263
1968604
1969493
1970502
1971464
1972518
1973874
1974895
1975939
1976627
1977500
1978809
1979459
1980671
1981649
1982642
19831,167
1984619
1985901
1986964
1987909
1988651
1989823
1990749
1991687
19921,010
19931,122
19941,291
19951,165
1996823
19971,161
19981,159
1999925
20001,613
2001904
2002778
20031,254
2004827
2005901
20061,157
2007976
20081,204
20091,003
20101,313
20111,071
2012874
2013775
2014515
2015661
2016522
2017686
2018399
2019800
2020689
2021751
20221,016
2023720
2024938
2025359
2026521

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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).