Weather Records on 20 September 2002

845 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 2002. Highest significance: Ebersberg-Halbing, DE.

Key Facts for 20 September 2002

On 20 September 2002, 845 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
490 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 817 daily.
Ebersberg-Halbing set a daily record precipitation of 48.4 mm (1.9 in) on 20 September 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

845 stations

845 station records on 20 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nynashamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sjogarde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maumelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Springs Agric Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon Spring NWS	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bardwell 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tunica 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

845 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 363, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 20 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	363
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 2002

Top 20 records on 20 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 2002	Ebersberg-Halbing, DE	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2002	Corning, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Nynashamn, SE	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Sjogarde, SE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Virtsu, EE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Black Rock, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Qulin, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Lake Maumelle, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Zaragoza Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Huingo, MX	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Dixon Springs Agric Ctr, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Weldon Spring NWS, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Lake Cormorant, US	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2002	Carapan, MX	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2002. 2002 had 845 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	535
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1