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Weather Records on 21 September 1891

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 September 1891. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 21 September 1891

  • On 21 September 1891, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Toronto set a daily record high maximum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 21 September 1891.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 21 September 1891 10 station records on 21 September 1891 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 21 September 1891 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 September 1891: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation19.5 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.5 C (70.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation32.4 mm (1.3 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 21 September 1891 by type Records set or tied on 21 September 1891 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 September 1891 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 21 September 1891 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 September 1891 by timescale Records on 21 September 1891 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 September 1891 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 21 September 1891 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 September 1891 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.7. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 32 to 4: 14 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 210 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 September 1891
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 41
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 102
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

21 September 1891
Top 10 records on 21 September 1891 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 September 1891Toronto, CAdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1891Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1891Skara 1, SEdaily rain19.5 mm (0.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)1 year17 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1891Vanersborg, SEdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1891San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)40 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1891Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1891Putbus, DEdaily high max21.5 C (70.7 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1891Vastervik, SEdaily rain32.4 mm (1.3 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1891Putbus, DEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1891Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain (Tie)9.9 mm (0.39 in)tie26 years2 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

1805 to 1891
Records on 09-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1891. 1891 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001805: 11812: 11825: 21840: 11841: 11842: 11848: 11854: 11856: 21868: 11872: 21873: 11877: 11878: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11886: 11888: 21889: 11891: 101892: 11893: 101894: 21895: 31896: 21897: 61898: 61899: 31900: 21901: 51902: 51903: 81904: 201905: 121906: 171907: 101908: 171909: 101910: 81911: 181912: 261913: 371914: 291915: 341916: 481917: 281918: 431919: 541920: 291921: 641922: 351923: 2321924: 2911925: 2781926: 1781927: 1651928: 811929: 2321930: 821931: 6811932: 2421933: 1931934: 4921935: 1991936: 3291937: 4871938: 5081939: 3081940: 9081941: 4161942: 2911943: 4071944: 4131945: 5071946: 1761947: 5341948: 3011949: 2981950: 3341951: 2411952: 4301953: 3821954: 4531955: 7521956: 1,1001957: 3661958: 5881959: 5131960: 4181961: 4411962: 1,0851963: 3061964: 3741965: 1,0881966: 5651967: 5771968: 7901969: 5931970: 7081971: 6451972: 5991973: 4211974: 6521975: 5281976: 6941977: 9181978: 8181979: 7361980: 9901981: 6961982: 1,4841983: 2,2071984: 7071985: 7961986: 6711987: 9651988: 5571989: 1,0021990: 7161991: 1,0211992: 7521993: 9111994: 7131995: 2,0021996: 1,2331997: 1,1121998: 1,4811999: 1,0252000: 8842001: 7182002: 6962003: 9592004: 8882005: 1,1432006: 9202007: 7422008: 7402009: 7152010: 1,2902011: 5422012: 5952013: 7692014: 7162015: 5652016: 9892017: 1,1782018: 1,0442019: 8302020: 5792021: 4642022: 1,0472023: 7822024: 4702025: 5911805188419031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1891. 1891 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-21 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18121
18252
18401
18411
18421
18481
18541
18562
18681
18722
18731
18771
18781
18811
18821
18841
18861
18882
18891
189110
18921
189310
18942
18953
18962
18976
18986
18993
19002
19015
19025
19038
190420
190512
190617
190710
190817
190910
19108
191118
191226
191337
191429
191534
191648
191728
191843
191954
192029
192164
192235
1923232
1924291
1925278
1926178
1927165
192881
1929232
193082
1931681
1932242
1933193
1934492
1935199
1936329
1937487
1938508
1939308
1940908
1941416
1942291
1943407
1944413
1945507
1946176
1947534
1948301
1949298
1950334
1951241
1952430
1953382
1954453
1955752
19561,100
1957366
1958588
1959513
1960418
1961441
19621,085
1963306
1964374
19651,088
1966565
1967577
1968790
1969593
1970708
1971645
1972599
1973421
1974652
1975528
1976694
1977918
1978818
1979736
1980990
1981696
19821,484
19832,207
1984707
1985796
1986671
1987965
1988557
19891,002
1990716
19911,021
1992752
1993911
1994713
19952,002
19961,233
19971,112
19981,481
19991,025
2000884
2001718
2002696
2003959
2004888
20051,143
2006920
2007742
2008740
2009715
20101,290
2011542
2012595
2013769
2014716
2015565
2016989
20171,178
20181,044
2019830
2020579
2021464
20221,047
2023782
2024470
2025591

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).