Weather Records on 14 September 1920

108 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1920. Highest significance: Bourke (Beemery), AU.

Key Facts for 14 September 1920

On 14 September 1920, 108 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 106 daily.
Bourke (Beemery) set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 14 September 1920.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

108 stations

108 station records on 14 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangamana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tinda Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

108 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 95.

Records on 14 September 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 106.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

100 broken records

Margins by which the 100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1920

Top 20 records on 14 September 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1920	Bourke (Beemery), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1920	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1920	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1920	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1920	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1920	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1920	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1920	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Quorn, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Johnburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Wangamana, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Maitland (Weetulta), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1920	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 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

1814 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1920. 1920 had 108 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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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 14 September 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	71
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1