Weather Records on 15 September 1920

164 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1920. Highest significance: Currawinya, AU.

Key Facts for 15 September 1920

On 15 September 1920, 164 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, 9 monthly and 155 daily.
Currawinya set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 15 September 1920.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

164 stations

164 station records on 15 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woolerina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nocoleche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talyealye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

164 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 151.

Records on 15 September 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 155.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

157 broken records

Margins by which the 157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1920

Top 20 records on 15 September 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1920	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Woolerina, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Nocoleche, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Boorara, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Clover Creek, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Dunlop, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Lila Lower, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Bindara (Netley), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Milparinka (Yandama Downs), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Netley, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Barringun, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Goorimpa, AU	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Kallara, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	Yantabulla (Brindingabba), AU	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1920	East Toorale (Toorale Station), AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	42 years	35 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

1797 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 164 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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 15 September 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	94
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2