Weather Records on 20 September 2000

908 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 2000. Highest significance: Mascota (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 20 September 2000

On 20 September 2000, 908 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 897 daily.
Mascota (Smn) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 20 September 2000.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

908 stations

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

Weather records on 20 September 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Guzman (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coquimatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hellendoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dedemsvaart	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doetinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vroomshoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Donaueschingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klippeneck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogeveen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 9NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Higuera Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hengelo (O)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufbeuren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bocholt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nijbeets	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bangassou	Central African Republic	Record low maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heino_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergumerdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

908 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 September 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 September 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 897.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 2000

Top 20 records on 20 September 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 2000	Mascota (Smn), MX	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2000	Hechingen, DE	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler, DE	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Konstanz, DE	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Attenkam, DE	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	monthly rain	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	166 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Ciudad Guzman (Obs), MX	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten, DE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Coquimatlan, MX	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Hellendoorn, NL	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Ixtlahuacan (Smn), MX	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Dedemsvaart, NL	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Giethoorn, NL	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Rottweil, DE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Doetinchem, NL	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2000	Vilsteren, NL	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	47 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2000. 2000 had 908 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	659
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1