Weather Records on 7 September 1920

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1920. Highest significance: Caulfield (Racecourse), AU.

Key Facts for 7 September 1920

On 7 September 1920, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 373 daily.
Caulfield (Racecourse) set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 7 September 1920.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 7 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yallook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Torrumbarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Rail (Dalyenong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tittybong Pine Grove Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Middle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 355.

Records on 7 September 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1920

Top 20 records on 7 September 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1920	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Glenaroua, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Wanalta, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Yallook, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Heathcote, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Nagambie Cba, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Warburton, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Murrumbeena Leeds Grove, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Dingee, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Torrumbarry, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Murchison, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Runnymede, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1920	Emu Rail (Dalyenong), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1920. 1920 had 375 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 September 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	219
10 to 20	96
20 to 30	32
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2