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September 2020

2020

🌡️ Temperature

In the UK, September 2020 was hot. 🌡️

  • The average temperature in September 2020 was 13.9°C.
  • That's 0.5°C hotter than the average of 13.4°C.
  • This puts it in the 66th percentile for heat, as the 123rd hottest September on record.
Distribution of average September temperatures (1659 - 2021)
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The hottest September ever was in 2006, when it averaged 16.8°C, and the coldest year was 1807 at 10.5°C.


🌧️ Rainfall

In the UK, September 2020 was dry. 🏜️

  • The total rainfall in September 2020 was 56.1mm.
  • That's 24.8mm drier than the average of 80.9mm.
  • This puts it in the 26th percentile for rainfall, as the 67th driest September on record.
Distribution of total September rainfall (1769 - 2021)
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The wettest September ever was in 1918, when rainfall totalled 189.5mm, and the driest year was 1959 at 8mm.


☀️ Sunlight

In the UK, September 2020 was very sunny. ☀️

  • In September 2020 there were145 hours of sunshine.
  • That's 24.1 hours more sunshine than the average of 120.9 hours.
  • This puts it in the 88th percentile for sunshine, as the 12th sunniest September on record.
Distribution of September sunshine hours in (1920 - 2022)
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The sunniest September ever was in 1959, when there were 172.2 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 2022 with 0 hours of sunshine.