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Weather Records on 23 September 1902

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1902. Highest significance: Grafton City Council, AU.

Key Facts for 23 September 1902

  • On 23 September 1902, 6 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Grafton City Council set a daily record precipitation of 17.5 mm (0.7 in) on 23 September 1902.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 23 September 1902 6 station records on 23 September 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 23 September 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 September 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 23 September 1902 by type Records set or tied on 23 September 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 September 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 23 September 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 September 1902 by timescale Records on 23 September 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 September 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 6.
Records on 23 September 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 September 1902 Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.8. Ties are not counted. 001110.0 to 0.3: 10.3 to 0.5: 00.5 to 0.8: 10.8 to 1.0: 01.0 to 1.3: 01.3 to 1.5: 01.5 to 1.8: 01.8 to 2.0: 10.0 to 0.30.3 to 0.50.5 to 0.80.8 to 1.01.0 to 1.31.3 to 1.51.5 to 1.81.8 to 2.0
Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 September 1902
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.31
0.3 to 0.50
0.5 to 0.81
0.8 to 1.00
1.0 to 1.30
1.3 to 1.50
1.5 to 1.80
1.8 to 2.01

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1902
Top 6 records on 23 September 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 September 1902Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1902Galway, IEdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1902Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low min (Tie)-1.3 C (29.7 F)tie75 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1902Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1902Toronto, CAdaily high max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie20 years3 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1902Sydney, CAdaily high min (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie16 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

1793 to 1902
Records on 09-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 6 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11799: 11804: 11832: 11835: 11838: 11842: 31843: 11845: 21848: 11849: 11850: 11851: 21854: 31855: 11859: 21864: 11865: 11866: 11868: 11871: 11872: 11874: 11875: 11876: 11877: 11881: 41882: 21885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 31890: 21891: 11892: 21893: 41895: 91896: 51897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 41901: 21902: 61903: 71904: 191905: 61906: 61907: 191908: 191909: 151910: 81911: 111912: 151913: 221914: 291915: 251916: 3241917: 561918: 341919: 401920: 441921: 471922: 341923: 741924: 1941925: 2231926: 4591927: 2471928: 3821929: 1981930: 4721931: 6001932: 3831933: 2811934: 3611935: 2391936: 3771937: 5571938: 3891939: 2791940: 3741941: 4901942: 5571943: 3221944: 3811945: 6521946: 6231947: 8031948: 2591949: 4961950: 2671951: 4621952: 4321953: 2711954: 3241955: 8521956: 2991957: 5391958: 6411959: 3071960: 4701961: 6701962: 3441963: 5681964: 3221965: 7831966: 5281967: 3411968: 4811969: 4501970: 1,4571971: 5781972: 4611973: 6741974: 1,5431975: 1,0381976: 4631977: 6161978: 5001979: 5861980: 1,0371981: 7171982: 7751983: 1,7441984: 1,1211985: 9241986: 7401987: 1,0771988: 6531989: 1,3761990: 7021991: 5191992: 9761993: 9831994: 1,1401995: 1,8681996: 8091997: 1,0601998: 1,3261999: 1,2072000: 2,0262001: 7902002: 9302003: 1,2432004: 9862005: 1,2072006: 1,5092007: 1,1532008: 8352009: 1,2012010: 1,3602011: 6662012: 7852013: 5732014: 5952015: 5872016: 7742017: 1,3712018: 6932019: 5652020: 6182021: 6022022: 5512023: 8122024: 4992025: 4492026: 3841793186418901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 6 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-23 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
17991
18041
18321
18351
18381
18423
18431
18452
18481
18491
18501
18512
18543
18551
18592
18641
18651
18661
18681
18711
18721
18741
18751
18761
18771
18814
18822
18851
18861
18871
18881
18893
18902
18911
18922
18934
18959
18965
18971
18982
18994
19004
19012
19026
19037
190419
19056
19066
190719
190819
190915
19108
191111
191215
191322
191429
191525
1916324
191756
191834
191940
192044
192147
192234
192374
1924194
1925223
1926459
1927247
1928382
1929198
1930472
1931600
1932383
1933281
1934361
1935239
1936377
1937557
1938389
1939279
1940374
1941490
1942557
1943322
1944381
1945652
1946623
1947803
1948259
1949496
1950267
1951462
1952432
1953271
1954324
1955852
1956299
1957539
1958641
1959307
1960470
1961670
1962344
1963568
1964322
1965783
1966528
1967341
1968481
1969450
19701,457
1971578
1972461
1973674
19741,543
19751,038
1976463
1977616
1978500
1979586
19801,037
1981717
1982775
19831,744
19841,121
1985924
1986740
19871,077
1988653
19891,376
1990702
1991519
1992976
1993983
19941,140
19951,868
1996809
19971,060
19981,326
19991,207
20002,026
2001790
2002930
20031,243
2004986
20051,207
20061,509
20071,153
2008835
20091,201
20101,360
2011666
2012785
2013573
2014595
2015587
2016774
20171,371
2018693
2019565
2020618
2021602
2022551
2023812
2024499
2025449
2026384

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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 (2026-10-15).