Weather Records on 16 September 2020

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2020. Highest significance: Vaala Pelso, FI.

Key Facts for 16 September 2020

On 16 September 2020, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
511 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 635 daily.
Vaala Pelso set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.7 mm (2.1 in) on 16 September 2020.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 16 September 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vaala Pelso	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vesanto Sonkari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maaninka Halola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Metsakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kiuruvesi Korpijoki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rautavaara Ala-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Suonenjoki Iisvesi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karttula Kallioranta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juuka Niemela	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valtimo Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnij Ufalej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rodkallen_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
XI Ujimqin Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pielavesi Venetmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Suomussalmi Pesio	Finland	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pudasjarvi Jaurakkajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panama City 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brande	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siikalatva Kestila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kusmark_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mathews	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halsua Kanala Purola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crestview FAA/AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lapinlahti Lamminkayra	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siikajoki Revonlahti	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utajarvi Sarkijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suomussalmi Naljanka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarh	Chad	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 116.

Records on 16 September 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 2020 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 142.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2020

Top 20 records on 16 September 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2020	Vaala Pelso, FI	monthly rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2020	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2020	Plains SW Ga Exp STN, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2020	Vesanto Sonkari, FI	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Maaninka Halola, FI	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Kalajoki Pitkasenkyla, FI	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Kalajoki Metsakyla, FI	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Kiuruvesi Korpijoki, FI	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Lovanger, SE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Chipley, US	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Aanekoski Kalaniemi, FI	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Rautavaara Ala-Luosta, FI	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Suonenjoki Iisvesi, FI	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Karttula Kallioranta, FI	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Juuka Niemela, FI	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Valtimo Kk, FI	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Nurmes Mujejarvi, FI	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Verhnij Ufalej, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Rodkallen_A, SE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2020	Geneva #2, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	52 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

1793 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 674 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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 20	526
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1