Weather Records on 13 September 1920

48 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1920. Highest significance: Bird Rocks, CA.

Key Facts for 13 September 1920

On 13 September 1920, 48 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 47 daily.
Bird Rocks set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 13 September 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

48 stations

48 station records on 13 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

48 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 38.

Records on 13 September 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 47.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records

Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1920

Top 20 records on 13 September 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1920	Bird Rocks, CA	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1920	Portland, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1920	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1920	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Concord, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Astoria, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Moonta, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Buchan, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Plymouth, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Cradock, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1920	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	16 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

1793 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 48 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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 10	29
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2