Weather Records on 16 September 1920

164 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1920. Highest significance: Enngonia (Morton Plains), AU.

Key Facts for 16 September 1920

On 16 September 1920, 164 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 162 daily.
Enngonia (Morton Plains) set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 16 September 1920.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

164 stations

164 station records on 16 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conoble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarrwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balpool (Nyang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

164 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 September 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records

Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1920

Top 20 records on 16 September 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1920	Enngonia (Morton Plains), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Murrawombi, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Lila Lower, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Sussex, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Merrywinbone (Oreel), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Pooncarie (Moorara), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Coonamble (Pier Pier), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1920	Paika, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1920	Colane, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1920	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1920	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1920	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1920	Yanga, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 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

1793 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 164 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	104
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1