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Weather Records on 12 September 1891

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1891. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 September 1891

  • On 12 September 1891, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 12 September 1891.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 12 September 1891 4 station records on 12 September 1891 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 12 September 1891 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 September 1891: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature26.3 C (79.3 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature23.6 C (74.5 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature26.5 C (79.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 12 September 1891 by type Records set or tied on 12 September 1891 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 September 1891 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 12 September 1891 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 September 1891 by timescale Records on 12 September 1891 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 September 1891 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 12 September 1891 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 September 1891 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.2. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 3: 33 to 5: 05 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 September 1891
MarginRecords
0 to 33
3 to 50
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1891
Top 4 records on 12 September 1891 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 September 1891Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)17.2 mm (0.7 in)12 years31 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1891Oxford, GBdaily high max26.3 C (79.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)76 years29 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1891Armagh, GBdaily high max23.6 C (74.5 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)44 years23 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1891Uccle, BEdaily high max26.5 C (79.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)49 years19 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

1793 to 1891
Records on 09-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1891. 1891 had 4 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 21809: 11813: 11814: 21834: 11837: 21839: 11847: 11848: 11854: 41859: 21860: 21865: 21866: 11867: 11868: 21869: 11872: 21876: 11878: 11880: 11881: 11882: 11884: 21885: 21886: 11887: 21888: 21889: 11891: 41892: 11893: 41894: 11895: 51896: 21897: 31898: 31899: 41900: 11901: 51902: 111903: 181904: 71905: 81906: 241907: 111908: 121909: 111910: 41911: 151912: 201913: 121914: 491915: 711916: 211917: 2311918: 421919: 691920: 491921: 601922: 1361923: 331924: 1771925: 4431926: 891927: 3391928: 1551929: 1181930: 1981931: 6481932: 1991933: 3601934: 1761935: 4411936: 5151937: 3181938: 3321939: 7021940: 8911941: 1721942: 3371943: 5441944: 3931945: 4141946: 3021947: 5961948: 2921949: 5121950: 5781951: 3991952: 5751953: 5151954: 3131955: 4571956: 3891957: 7271958: 7831959: 5361960: 7721961: 7501962: 4071963: 4661964: 8361965: 4591966: 4161967: 5101968: 4281969: 5581970: 6191971: 5931972: 4301973: 5881974: 5751975: 1,1021976: 5391977: 5241978: 9521979: 7651980: 5111981: 4241982: 9931983: 9151984: 7001985: 8761986: 7871987: 6861988: 9971989: 1,3131990: 1,0011991: 6721992: 7671993: 7981994: 5501995: 5321996: 1,0141997: 7371998: 1,7701999: 9382000: 1,1882001: 7972002: 8842003: 8302004: 6532005: 1,0322006: 9632007: 7762008: 1,2132009: 8762010: 9392011: 9882012: 6392013: 1,0652014: 1,3742015: 7032016: 7482017: 1,1142018: 5922019: 8792020: 5562021: 5122022: 7292023: 8442024: 1,0082025: 4291793187218961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1891. 1891 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-12 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18091
18131
18142
18341
18372
18391
18471
18481
18544
18592
18602
18652
18661
18671
18682
18691
18722
18761
18781
18801
18811
18821
18842
18852
18861
18872
18882
18891
18914
18921
18934
18941
18955
18962
18973
18983
18994
19001
19015
190211
190318
19047
19058
190624
190711
190812
190911
19104
191115
191220
191312
191449
191571
191621
1917231
191842
191969
192049
192160
1922136
192333
1924177
1925443
192689
1927339
1928155
1929118
1930198
1931648
1932199
1933360
1934176
1935441
1936515
1937318
1938332
1939702
1940891
1941172
1942337
1943544
1944393
1945414
1946302
1947596
1948292
1949512
1950578
1951399
1952575
1953515
1954313
1955457
1956389
1957727
1958783
1959536
1960772
1961750
1962407
1963466
1964836
1965459
1966416
1967510
1968428
1969558
1970619
1971593
1972430
1973588
1974575
19751,102
1976539
1977524
1978952
1979765
1980511
1981424
1982993
1983915
1984700
1985876
1986787
1987686
1988997
19891,313
19901,001
1991672
1992767
1993798
1994550
1995532
19961,014
1997737
19981,770
1999938
20001,188
2001797
2002884
2003830
2004653
20051,032
2006963
2007776
20081,213
2009876
2010939
2011988
2012639
20131,065
20141,374
2015703
2016748
20171,114
2018592
2019879
2020556
2021512
2022729
2023844
20241,008
2025429

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).