Weather Records on 20 September 1941

582 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1941. Highest significance: Shikarpur, IN.

Key Facts for 20 September 1941

On 20 September 1941, 582 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 574 daily.
Shikarpur set a daily record precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 20 September 1941.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

582 stations

582 station records on 20 September 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alice Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jenna Pullin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

582 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 20 September 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1941

Top 20 records on 20 September 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1941	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1941	Kazan, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1941	Capitan, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1941	Villiers (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1941	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1941	Lake Alice Near, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1941	Collie, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1941	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1941	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1941	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1941	Raton, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1941	Springer, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1941	Ghazipur, IN	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1941	Fort Frances, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1941	Roseau, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1941	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1941	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1941	Adirampatanam, IN	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1941	Sadiya India, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1941	Kanjirapally, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	27 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1941. 1941 had 582 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).