Weather Records on 20 September 1944

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1944. Highest significance: Insikeni (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 20 September 1944

On 20 September 1944, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 454 daily.
Insikeni (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 113.8 mm (4.5 in) on 20 September 1944.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 20 September 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santhanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khariar	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 20 September 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1944

Top 20 records on 20 September 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1944	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 September 1944	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	daily rain	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Channarayapatna, IN	all-time rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Santhanpara, IN	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Avery Rs, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Industria, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Multai, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1944	Akot, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1944	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1944	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	34 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1944. 1944 had 466 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 20	330
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1