Weather Records on 20 August 2000

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 2000. Highest significance: Belleview 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 20 August 2000

On 20 August 2000, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
461 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 948 daily.
Belleview 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 20 August 2000.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 20 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vitebsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Tlalnepantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vasterhaninge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dokshitsy	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chietla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Finca El Triunfo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schmalkalden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Llanta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Tizate	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 37, daily 948.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

733 broken records

Margins by which the 733 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 2000

Top 20 records on 20 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 2000	Belleview 2 E, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2000	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2000	Fulton, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Hamakuapoko 485, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Vitebsk, BY	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Edmore 4NW, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Randle 1 E, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	monthly rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	San Francisco Tlalnepantla, MX	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Albion, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Grant City, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Edgerton, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Peechelba East, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Oregon, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Vasterhaninge, SE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Wewahitchka, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2000	Dokshitsy, BY	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	42 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

1797 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2000. 2000 had 989 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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	702
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2