Weather Records on 20 September 1926

129 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1926. Highest significance: Highland Home, US.

Key Facts for 20 September 1926

On 20 September 1926, 129 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 126 daily.
Highland Home set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 20 September 1926.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

129 stations

129 station records on 20 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warratta Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

129 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 20 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

104 broken records

Margins by which the 104 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1926

Top 20 records on 20 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1926	Highland Home, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1926	Uccle, BE	daily high max	29.1 C (84.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1926	Blakely, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1926	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1926	Milan, IT	daily high max	28.8 C (83.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	York, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Evergreen, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	monthly high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Sveg, SE	monthly high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Warsaw, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	21.3 C (70.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	20.2 C (68.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Brunswick, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Warratta Tank, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1926	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	26 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

1812 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1926. 1926 had 129 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

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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	88
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1