Weather Records on 29 September 2020

444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 2020. Highest significance: Leova, MD.

Key Facts for 29 September 2020

On 29 September 2020, 444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 425 daily.
Leova set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 29 September 2020.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

444 stations

444 station records on 29 September 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leova	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Soroca	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camenca	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Essaouira	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coquille City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lhasa	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Korhogo	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raton Muni Crews Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Portage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manning	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xigaze	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buhta Ambarcik	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buhta Ambarcik	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Briceni	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grizzly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

444 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 September 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 September 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 2020

Top 20 records on 29 September 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2020	Leova, MD	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2020	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2020	Quemado, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Soroca, MD	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Camenca, MD	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Beaumont City, US	monthly low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	De Sabla, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Gold Beach Rs, US	all-time high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Delaware Lake, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Port Orford #2, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Essaouira, MA	monthly low min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Farmington, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	118 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Tipton 4S Mesonet, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Waverly, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	125 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Isparta, TR	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Eagle Mtn, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Coquille City, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2020	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1836 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 2020. 2020 had 444 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 2020-09-29: 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 50	353
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1