Weather Records on 22 September 2020

687 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 2020. Highest significance: Shillong, IN.

Key Facts for 22 September 2020

On 22 September 2020, 687 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 671 daily.
Shillong set a daily record precipitation of 134.1 mm (5.3 in) on 22 September 2020.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

687 stations

687 station records on 22 September 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Essaouira	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Muddy Water)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chipley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wadesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston N Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Speaks 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

687 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 139.

Records on 22 September 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 2020

Top 20 records on 22 September 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 2020	Shillong, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	103 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2020	Schulenburg, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2020	Columbus, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	105 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2020	El Campo, US	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2020	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Legune, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Karwar, IN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Nevertire (Clyde St), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	122 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Texarkana, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Magnolia, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Darjeeling, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Ashdown 4 SSE, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	136 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Verona Villafranca, IT	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Ostrov Kotelnyj, RU	daily high min	4.7 C (40.5 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Houston-Westbury, US	monthly rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2020	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	122 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

1793 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 687 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

Download the Data

Data for records on 2020-09-22: 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	495
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1