Weather Records on 1 September 2020

689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 2020. Highest significance: Shawnee, US.

Key Facts for 1 September 2020

On 1 September 2020, 689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 108 monthly and 565 daily.
Shawnee set a daily record precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 1 September 2020.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

689 stations

689 station records on 1 September 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tolka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lehigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bundoora (Latrobe University)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Mockleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daisy 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sikasso	Mali	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth Meacham Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lillington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Intercontinental AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

689 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 337, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 1 September 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	337
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 2020 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 108, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 2020

Top 20 records on 1 September 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 2020	Shawnee, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2020	Luling, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2020	Ft Smith Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2020	Bedford, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	126 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Jaisalmer, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Wister 3S, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Tolka, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Botkinburg 3 NE, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Lehigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	125 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Bundoora (Latrobe University), AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Farmville, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Kumejima, JP	daily rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Seminole, US	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Cleburne, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Liberty, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Norra_Mockleby, SE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2020	Free Union, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	49 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2020. 2020 had 689 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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Data for records on 2020-09-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	456
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1