Weather Records on 5 September 2020

1,250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 2020. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 5 September 2020

On 5 September 2020, 1,250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,143 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 411 monthly and 831 daily.
Goychay set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 5 September 2020.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,250 stations

1,250 station records on 5 September 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mjolkbacken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kargasok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tacna 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	50.0 C (122.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burley Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Manuel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Hills Pierce College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sapelo Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,250 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 836, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 307, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 September 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	836
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	307
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 September 2020 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 411, daily 831.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

951 broken records

Margins by which the 951 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 2020

Top 20 records on 5 September 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 2020	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2020	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Columbus, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Red Lodge, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Quartzsite, US	monthly high max	48.9 C (120.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Elsinore, US	monthly high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	127 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Agate 3 E, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Yerington, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Duchesne, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Twentynine Palms, US	monthly high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Surat Thani, TH	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Thermopolis, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Alpine, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Imperial, US	monthly high max	48.9 C (120.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Deseret, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Mjolkbacken, SE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Burbank Valley Pump Plt, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2020	Seligman, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	42 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

1802 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2020. 2020 had 1,250 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

Download the Data

Data for records on 2020-09-05: 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	943
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1