Weather Records on 23 September 1920

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1920. Highest significance: Qu'appelle, CA.

Key Facts for 23 September 1920

On 23 September 1920, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 43 daily.
Qu'appelle set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 23 September 1920.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

44 stations

44 station records on 23 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.

Records on 23 September 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 43.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records

Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1920

Top 20 records on 23 September 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1920	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1920	Milan, IT	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1920	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1920	Morden, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Genoa, IT	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Swift Current, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Stonecliffe, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Kiev, UA	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Lawrence, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	New Westminster, CA	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Beatrice, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Gravenhurst, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Port Dover, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Port Arthur, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Haliburton A, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Escanaba, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1920	Brandon Cda, CA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	21 years	14 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 44 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 23 September 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	28
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1