Weather Records on 20 September 2005

960 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 2005. Highest significance: Kakinada, IN.

Key Facts for 20 September 2005

On 20 September 2005, 960 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
643 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 934 daily.
Kakinada set a daily record precipitation of 281.9 mm (11.1 in) on 20 September 2005.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

960 stations

960 station records on 20 September 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record daily precipitation	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
En Nahud	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Big Tujunga Dam Fc46	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
II Yli-Olhava	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miercurea Ciuc	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dix	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yanzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranua Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yan An	China	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jiexiu	China	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Portage	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nilchi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

960 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 396, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 247, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 20 September 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	396
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	247
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 934.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

659 broken records

Margins by which the 659 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 211.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 2005

Top 20 records on 20 September 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 2005	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	211.9 mm (8.3 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2005	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Bucuresti-Baneasa, RO	all-time rain	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	En Nahud, SD	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Big Tujunga Dam Fc46, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Royal Palm Rs, US	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	II Yli-Olhava, FI	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Hayfield Pumping Plt, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Farmerville, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Miercurea Ciuc, RO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Shijiazhuang, CN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Dix, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Hurbanovo, SK	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Mountainair, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Yanzhou, CN	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2005	Palo Verde, MX	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	54 years	39 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2005. 2005 had 960 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 50	653
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1