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Weather Records on 5 September 1920

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1920. Highest significance: Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE.

Key Facts for 5 September 1920

  • On 5 September 1920, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 46 daily.
  • Kaisersbach-Cronhutte set a daily record precipitation of 52.5 mm (2.1 in) on 5 September 1920.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

47 stations
Weather records on 5 September 1920 47 station records on 5 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
47 station records on 5 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 September 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kaisersbach-CronhutteGermanyRecord daily precipitation52.5 mm (2.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Anna CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArrowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
YudnapinnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation81.5 mm (3.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WhittataAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HawkerAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CopleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BlinmanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
CarrietonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
CowellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
GnomeryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen PlantationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BeltanaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records
Records on 5 September 1920 by type Records set or tied on 5 September 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 35. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 35Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 September 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 35.
Records on 5 September 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall35
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 September 1920 by timescale Records on 5 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 46. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 46all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 46.
Records on 5 September 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily46

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 September 1920 Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 3: 193 to 5: 65 to 8: 88 to 10: 110 to 13: 113 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 30 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 September 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 319
3 to 56
5 to 88
8 to 101
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 203

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1920
Top 20 records on 5 September 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 September 1920Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DEdaily rain52.5 mm (2.1 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)15 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Laidley Post Office, AUdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)14 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Anna Creek, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Halmstad, SEdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Stuarts Creek, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Arrowie, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Blinman (Wirrealpa), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Nyngan (Merryanbone), AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Yudnapinna, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Woomera (South Gap Station), AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Beenleigh Post Office, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Sveg, SEdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Umea, SEdaily high min11.0 C (51.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain81.5 mm (3.2 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Dubuque River, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Carrieton (Eurelia), AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Sedan (Sandleton), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Whittata, AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Hawker, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1920Carrieton (Pamatta), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)17 years13 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

1802 to 1920
Records on 09-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1920. 1920 had 47 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 21814: 11833: 11837: 11843: 11845: 11846: 11856: 11859: 21861: 21866: 11868: 11869: 21871: 11872: 11874: 11876: 11880: 21883: 21885: 11887: 11888: 11889: 11891: 21892: 31894: 11895: 41896: 21897: 71898: 71899: 21900: 11901: 41902: 101903: 141904: 21905: 171906: 81907: 111908: 281909: 161910: 351911: 231912: 391913: 241914: 101915: 271916: 221917: 281918: 1091919: 601920: 471921: 821922: 961923: 2041924: 1911925: 2981926: 2431927: 711928: 3061929: 3711930: 941931: 3811932: 3151933: 3611934: 3991935: 4321936: 3131937: 2911938: 2441939: 3171940: 2491941: 4701942: 2821943: 5931944: 3871945: 4471946: 3671947: 5571948: 4581949: 4211950: 5591951: 2511952: 3961953: 7281954: 5931955: 5171956: 6371957: 3231958: 4131959: 3671960: 3511961: 7271962: 9221963: 5541964: 3151965: 8991966: 3351967: 1,0921968: 5241969: 5561970: 7541971: 7361972: 6531973: 6691974: 1,9021975: 3881976: 6361977: 3441978: 1,3761979: 6111980: 3571981: 4481982: 6151983: 1,1811984: 1,1851985: 1,2311986: 7111987: 6181988: 1,3091989: 5221990: 8061991: 5981992: 1,1161993: 6351994: 9011995: 1,1681996: 7731997: 1,4601998: 1,6861999: 1,2152000: 1,3422001: 6262002: 7102003: 8602004: 1,1352005: 5022006: 1,0142007: 1,3442008: 1,4862009: 7652010: 1,3162011: 1,1862012: 1,1152013: 7982014: 4622015: 8462016: 6512017: 7782018: 8612019: 7242020: 1,2502021: 4242022: 1,1682023: 1,1662024: 1,3202025: 6952026: 8351802187619011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1920. 1920 had 47 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-05 in each year
YearRecords
18022
18141
18331
18371
18431
18451
18461
18561
18592
18612
18661
18681
18692
18711
18721
18741
18761
18802
18832
18851
18871
18881
18891
18912
18923
18941
18954
18962
18977
18987
18992
19001
19014
190210
190314
19042
190517
19068
190711
190828
190916
191035
191123
191239
191324
191410
191527
191622
191728
1918109
191960
192047
192182
192296
1923204
1924191
1925298
1926243
192771
1928306
1929371
193094
1931381
1932315
1933361
1934399
1935432
1936313
1937291
1938244
1939317
1940249
1941470
1942282
1943593
1944387
1945447
1946367
1947557
1948458
1949421
1950559
1951251
1952396
1953728
1954593
1955517
1956637
1957323
1958413
1959367
1960351
1961727
1962922
1963554
1964315
1965899
1966335
19671,092
1968524
1969556
1970754
1971736
1972653
1973669
19741,902
1975388
1976636
1977344
19781,376
1979611
1980357
1981448
1982615
19831,181
19841,185
19851,231
1986711
1987618
19881,309
1989522
1990806
1991598
19921,116
1993635
1994901
19951,168
1996773
19971,460
19981,686
19991,215
20001,342
2001626
2002710
2003860
20041,135
2005502
20061,014
20071,344
20081,486
2009765
20101,316
20111,186
20121,115
2013798
2014462
2015846
2016651
2017778
2018861
2019724
20201,250
2021424
20221,168
20231,166
20241,320
2025695
2026835

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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).