Weather Records on 21 September 1904

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 September 1904. Highest significance: Uccle, BE.

Key Facts for 21 September 1904

On 21 September 1904, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 19 daily.
Uccle set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 1.7 C (35.1 F) on 21 September 1904.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

20 stations

20 station records on 21 September 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 September 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records

Records set or tied on 21 September 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily minimum 9.

Records on 21 September 1904 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	0
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 September 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records

Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 September 1904

Top 20 records on 21 September 1904 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 September 1904	Uccle, BE	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1904	Bologna, IT	daily low min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Galway, IE	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Wien, AT	daily low max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	21.9 C (71.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Buffalo, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Portland, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	17 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Concord, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	15 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	7 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	3.7 C (38.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	6 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min (Tie)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Portland, US	daily low max (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	15 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Philadelphia City, US	daily low min (Tie)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1904	Madison Wb City, US	daily low min (Tie)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	tie	3 years	0 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 1904

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1904. 1904 had 20 records.

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

Records on 09-21 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1812	1
1825	2
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	10
1892	1
1893	10
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	6
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	5
1902	5
1903	8
1904	20
1905	12
1906	17
1907	10
1908	17
1909	10
1910	8
1911	18
1912	26
1913	37
1914	29
1915	34
1916	48
1917	28
1918	43
1919	54
1920	29
1921	64
1922	35
1923	232
1924	291
1925	278
1926	178
1927	165
1928	81
1929	232
1930	82
1931	681
1932	242
1933	193
1934	492
1935	199
1936	329
1937	487
1938	508
1939	308
1940	908
1941	416
1942	291
1943	407
1944	413
1945	507
1946	176
1947	534
1948	301
1949	298
1950	334
1951	241
1952	430
1953	382
1954	453
1955	752
1956	1,100
1957	366
1958	588
1959	513
1960	418
1961	441
1962	1,085
1963	306
1964	374
1965	1,088
1966	565
1967	577
1968	790
1969	593
1970	708
1971	645
1972	599
1973	421
1974	652
1975	528
1976	694
1977	918
1978	818
1979	736
1980	990
1981	696
1982	1,484
1983	2,207
1984	707
1985	796
1986	671
1987	965
1988	557
1989	1,002
1990	716
1991	1,021
1992	752
1993	911
1994	713
1995	2,002
1996	1,233
1997	1,112
1998	1,481
1999	1,025
2000	884
2001	718
2002	696
2003	959
2004	888
2005	1,143
2006	920
2007	742
2008	740
2009	715
2010	1,290
2011	542
2012	595
2013	769
2014	716
2015	565
2016	989
2017	1,178
2018	1,051
2019	833
2020	580
2021	465
2022	1,049
2023	783
2024	470
2025	591
2026	478

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Data for records on 1904-09-21: 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0.0 to 0.5	4
0.5 to 1.0	5
1.0 to 1.5	3
1.5 to 2.0	3
2.0 to 2.5	0
2.5 to 3.0	0
3.0 to 3.5	1