Weather Records on 7 September 2020

1,352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 2020. Highest significance: Wagin, AU.

Key Facts for 7 September 2020

On 7 September 2020, 1,352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
968 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 121 monthly and 1,226 daily.
Wagin set a daily record precipitation of 28.8 mm (1.1 in) on 7 September 2020.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,352 stations

1,352 station records on 7 September 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Congee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cranham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yanji	China	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roleystone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forrestdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valern	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caernarvon Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carbarup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bickley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,352 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 628, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 340, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 7 September 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	628
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	340
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 7 September 2020 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 121, daily 1,226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,128 broken records

Margins by which the 1,128 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 2020

Top 20 records on 7 September 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 2020	Wagin, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2020	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2020	Bannister, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2020	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2020	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2020	Portland 1 SW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2020	Custer, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2020	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2020	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	Congee, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	Suifenhe, CN	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	Alton, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	Cranham, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	Marradong, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	Chamingup, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	Tarwonga, AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	Yanji, CN	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	Ojai, US	monthly high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	124 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2020	The Warriups, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	51 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 1,352 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

Download the Data

Data for records on 2020-09-07: 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	1,086
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4