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Weather Records on 15 September 1908

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1908. Highest significance: Karlsruhe, DE.

Key Facts for 15 September 1908

  • On 15 September 1908, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Karlsruhe set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 15 September 1908.
  • Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 15 September 1908 16 station records on 15 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 15 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 September 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.7 C (54.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 15 September 1908 by type Records set or tied on 15 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 15 September 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 September 1908 by timescale Records on 15 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 15 September 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 September 1908 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.1. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 3: 103 to 5: 15 to 8: 18 to 10: 210 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 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 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 September 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 310
3 to 51
5 to 81
8 to 102
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1908
Top 16 records on 15 September 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 September 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)11 years27 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max10.1 C (50.2 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)32 years24 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)7.8 C (14.0 F)2 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low max10.7 C (51.3 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Dimboola, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Geelong Sec, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)6 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max12.7 C (54.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)6 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)6 years4 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie33 years3 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 09-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records. 01,0002,0003,0001797: 11803: 11806: 21810: 11816: 11818: 11823: 21833: 11836: 11837: 21839: 11841: 11848: 11850: 11851: 11854: 21856: 11857: 11859: 11864: 11865: 21866: 11867: 21868: 11869: 11872: 11873: 21876: 21877: 21880: 11881: 11882: 61884: 31885: 41886: 21887: 31888: 11889: 51890: 11894: 41895: 11897: 11898: 31899: 31900: 11901: 121902: 71903: 311904: 301905: 161906: 61907: 71908: 161909: 161910: 21911: 401912: 641913: 431914: 181915: 941916: 441917: 501918: 501919: 521920: 1641921: 1221922: 531923: 1931924: 1031925: 1121926: 1341927: 5391928: 861929: 991930: 2351931: 4221932: 2951933: 3221934: 3511935: 4631936: 4601937: 3371938: 2471939: 1,0981940: 1811941: 2761942: 2781943: 3601944: 3961945: 4181946: 4111947: 6211948: 5571949: 5231950: 7501951: 2831952: 4551953: 4001954: 5181955: 5321956: 6461957: 4491958: 2941959: 8441960: 4101961: 5861962: 5571963: 4551964: 8391965: 6141966: 5341967: 5781968: 4291969: 3621970: 1,1571971: 5981972: 3561973: 7741974: 3861975: 7391976: 6671977: 4001978: 6281979: 1,0221980: 5631981: 6131982: 1,3151983: 7561984: 7661985: 7641986: 9281987: 7191988: 8181989: 9551990: 9111991: 1,1651992: 9191993: 2,2271994: 1,3631995: 7231996: 1,2121997: 1,1771998: 1,7681999: 8582000: 1,1752001: 8372002: 1,2122003: 8552004: 8932005: 1,1232006: 1,0422007: 9462008: 1,1532009: 7732010: 9132011: 1,1702012: 5682013: 8542014: 4432015: 9972016: 9882017: 8252018: 8742019: 5382020: 7852021: 4672022: 3922023: 5072024: 6812025: 5032026: 7791797185918881910192819461964198220002018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-15 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18031
18062
18101
18161
18181
18232
18331
18361
18372
18391
18411
18481
18501
18511
18542
18561
18571
18591
18641
18652
18661
18672
18681
18691
18721
18732
18762
18772
18801
18811
18826
18843
18854
18862
18873
18881
18895
18901
18944
18951
18971
18983
18993
19001
190112
19027
190331
190430
190516
19066
19077
190816
190916
19102
191140
191264
191343
191418
191594
191644
191750
191850
191952
1920164
1921122
192253
1923193
1924103
1925112
1926134
1927539
192886
192999
1930235
1931422
1932295
1933322
1934351
1935463
1936460
1937337
1938247
19391,098
1940181
1941276
1942278
1943360
1944396
1945418
1946411
1947621
1948557
1949523
1950750
1951283
1952455
1953400
1954518
1955532
1956646
1957449
1958294
1959844
1960410
1961586
1962557
1963455
1964839
1965614
1966534
1967578
1968429
1969362
19701,157
1971598
1972356
1973774
1974386
1975739
1976667
1977400
1978628
19791,022
1980563
1981613
19821,315
1983756
1984766
1985764
1986928
1987719
1988818
1989955
1990911
19911,165
1992919
19932,227
19941,363
1995723
19961,212
19971,177
19981,768
1999858
20001,175
2001837
20021,212
2003855
2004893
20051,123
20061,042
2007946
20081,153
2009773
2010913
20111,170
2012568
2013854
2014443
2015997
2016988
2017825
2018874
2019538
2020785
2021467
2022392
2023507
2024681
2025503
2026779

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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