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Weather Records on 1 September 1908

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1908. Highest significance: Clare Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 1 September 1908

  • On 1 September 1908, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Clare Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 1 September 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 1 September 1908 26 station records on 1 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 1 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 September 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.2 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation24.5 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.6 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MaryboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 1 September 1908 by type Records set or tied on 1 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 20. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.
Records on 1 September 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 September 1908 by timescale Records on 1 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 1 September 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 September 1908 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.5. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 113 to 5: 35 to 8: 28 to 10: 210 to 13: 213 to 15: 115 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 September 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 311
3 to 53
5 to 82
8 to 102
10 to 132
13 to 151
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1908
Top 20 records on 1 September 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 September 1908Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)20 years38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1908Rokewood (the Meadows), AUdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Dimboola, AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Stockholm, SEdaily rain22.2 mm (0.9 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain24.5 mm (1.0 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Skara 1, SEdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908West Terschelling, NLdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)14 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Helmond, NLdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Maryborough, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low min5.2 C (41.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max15.7 C (60.3 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Maldon (Derby Hill), AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Menindee (Weinteriga), AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1908Warracknabeal Post Office, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)5 years8 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

1797 to 1908
Records on 09-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 26 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11806: 11819: 11827: 11831: 11838: 11851: 11853: 11854: 11857: 11858: 11859: 11860: 21861: 11865: 11866: 11867: 21869: 31871: 11873: 11876: 21877: 21878: 31879: 21881: 51883: 11886: 31887: 31888: 21890: 21892: 21894: 31897: 41898: 101899: 31900: 21901: 141902: 51903: 161904: 91905: 61906: 261907: 141908: 261909: 341910: 221911: 161912: 471913: 321914: 231915: 461916: 161917: 241918: 311919: 191920: 311921: 461922: 671923: 751924: 2101925: 1271926: 1821927: 1361928: 1661929: 3241930: 2641931: 2331932: 5501933: 6221934: 6541935: 5841936: 3851937: 5021938: 3731939: 3031940: 3331941: 4971942: 5321943: 5781944: 3771945: 4971946: 6421947: 5551948: 4601949: 1,1021950: 8491951: 6681952: 6441953: 9371954: 4071955: 4131956: 5041957: 3201958: 4271959: 5191960: 4081961: 5311962: 3681963: 4161964: 6211965: 6571966: 5961967: 1,2631968: 6041969: 4931970: 5021971: 4641972: 5181973: 8741974: 8951975: 9391976: 6271977: 5001978: 8091979: 4591980: 6711981: 6491982: 6421983: 1,1671984: 6191985: 9011986: 9641987: 9091988: 6511989: 8231990: 7491991: 6871992: 1,0101993: 1,1221994: 1,2911995: 1,1651996: 8231997: 1,1611998: 1,1591999: 9252000: 1,6132001: 9042002: 7782003: 1,2542004: 8272005: 9012006: 1,1572007: 9762008: 1,2042009: 1,0032010: 1,3132011: 1,0712012: 8742013: 7752014: 5152015: 6612016: 5222017: 6862018: 3982019: 7962020: 6792021: 7502022: 1,0132023: 7202024: 9382025: 3541797186918991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 26 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-01 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18061
18191
18271
18311
18381
18511
18531
18541
18571
18581
18591
18602
18611
18651
18661
18672
18693
18711
18731
18762
18772
18783
18792
18815
18831
18863
18873
18882
18902
18922
18943
18974
189810
18993
19002
190114
19025
190316
19049
19056
190626
190714
190826
190934
191022
191116
191247
191332
191423
191546
191616
191724
191831
191919
192031
192146
192267
192375
1924210
1925127
1926182
1927136
1928166
1929324
1930264
1931233
1932550
1933622
1934654
1935584
1936385
1937502
1938373
1939303
1940333
1941497
1942532
1943578
1944377
1945497
1946642
1947555
1948460
19491,102
1950849
1951668
1952644
1953937
1954407
1955413
1956504
1957320
1958427
1959519
1960408
1961531
1962368
1963416
1964621
1965657
1966596
19671,263
1968604
1969493
1970502
1971464
1972518
1973874
1974895
1975939
1976627
1977500
1978809
1979459
1980671
1981649
1982642
19831,167
1984619
1985901
1986964
1987909
1988651
1989823
1990749
1991687
19921,010
19931,122
19941,291
19951,165
1996823
19971,161
19981,159
1999925
20001,613
2001904
2002778
20031,254
2004827
2005901
20061,157
2007976
20081,204
20091,003
20101,313
20111,071
2012874
2013775
2014515
2015661
2016522
2017686
2018398
2019796
2020679
2021750
20221,013
2023720
2024938
2025354

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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).