Weather Records on 20 September 2012

549 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 2012. Highest significance: Cannery Creek, US.

Key Facts for 20 September 2012

On 20 September 2012, 549 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 536 daily.
Cannery Creek set an all-time record daily precipitation of 263.4 mm (10.4 in) on 20 September 2012.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

549 stations

549 station records on 20 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cannery Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	263.4 mm (10.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port San Juan	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Litke	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Makena Golf Course 249.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Worms	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alps	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Solis	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perl-Nennig	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abashiri	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northway AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Ameca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sarh	Chad	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Excame	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tillabery	Niger	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

549 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 20 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 20 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 2012

Top 20 records on 20 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 2012	Cannery Creek, US	all-time rain	263.4 mm (10.4 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2012	Zhitckovichi, BY	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2012	Prineville, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Tot-Ma, RU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Condon, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Colville, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Graton, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Port San Juan, US	all-time rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Cairo 3N, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Beloit, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Litke, RU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2012	Madrid - Retiro, ES	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	35 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2012. 2012 had 549 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	391
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1