Weather Records on 20 September 1954

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1954. Highest significance: Tyrone Lock 5, US.

Key Facts for 20 September 1954

On 20 September 1954, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 582 daily.
Tyrone Lock 5 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 20 September 1954.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 20 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 20 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1954

Top 20 records on 20 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1954	Tyrone Lock 5, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Salvisa Lock 6, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Anchorage, US	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Washington 1 W, US	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Taylorsville 2SW, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	St Louis St Louis UNIV, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Lewisburg 3 N, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Carlyle, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Falmouth, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Shelbyville 1 E, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Edwardsport Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Anna 4 N, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Ashland, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Gest Lock 3, US	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1954	Richmond, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1954. 1954 had 628 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	401
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1