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Weather Records on 16 September 1908

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1908. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 16 September 1908

  • On 16 September 1908, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.0 C (95.0 F) on 16 September 1908.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 16 September 1908 15 station records on 16 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 16 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 September 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation24.2 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 16 September 1908 by type Records set or tied on 16 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 16 September 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 September 1908 by timescale Records on 16 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 16 September 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 September 1908 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 1: 41 to 2: 52 to 3: 03 to 4: 24 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 September 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 14
1 to 25
2 to 30
3 to 42
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1908
Top 15 records on 16 September 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 September 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)15 years31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Vastervik, SEdaily rain24.2 mm (1.0 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUmonthly low min-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)1 year16 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Halmstad, SEdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Atlantic City Marina, USdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)2 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie3 years1 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie3 years1 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1908Peterborough, CAdaily low min (Tie)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie4 years1 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 1908
Records on 09-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 15 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11796: 11807: 11809: 11823: 21828: 11829: 11833: 11837: 11845: 11847: 11848: 21850: 11852: 11854: 21857: 11861: 11865: 11866: 11867: 11869: 11873: 11874: 31875: 21877: 41879: 11882: 11884: 21885: 51886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 91890: 11892: 21893: 21894: 11895: 21896: 31897: 21898: 61899: 41900: 51901: 71902: 31903: 181904: 51905: 91906: 121907: 141908: 151909: 181910: 261911: 181912: 581913: 431914: 351915: 501916: 601917: 1801918: 1251919: 261920: 1641921: 621922: 1471923: 1511924: 771925: 2121926: 1161927: 3821928: 621929: 1211930: 2351931: 5681932: 5331933: 3211934: 5191935: 3031936: 4421937: 5361938: 2961939: 6661940: 1881941: 3191942: 5041943: 2701944: 2841945: 3901946: 6101947: 7631948: 5411949: 4861950: 5061951: 2901952: 3781953: 3171954: 5541955: 4901956: 6051957: 5001958: 5381959: 9831960: 2351961: 8331962: 4791963: 4911964: 8591965: 1,1591966: 8381967: 4271968: 4961969: 3601970: 6271971: 6171972: 4511973: 6081974: 3851975: 8361976: 8781977: 5771978: 4211979: 1,0251980: 5681981: 7651982: 8631983: 8141984: 8981985: 5391986: 8621987: 7831988: 7861989: 8541990: 5931991: 1,3671992: 1,0731993: 1,5421994: 1,0081995: 9761996: 1,4031997: 1,0281998: 1,4661999: 8792000: 1,3152001: 8192002: 1,1172003: 6272004: 7462005: 1,1122006: 1,2742007: 8952008: 1,0002009: 7542010: 8802011: 1,2652012: 5722013: 6732014: 4902015: 9262016: 7672017: 5832018: 9212019: 7422020: 6742021: 4542022: 5212023: 5682024: 8852025: 5782026: 9201793186518921909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-16 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18071
18091
18232
18281
18291
18331
18371
18451
18471
18482
18501
18521
18542
18571
18611
18651
18661
18671
18691
18731
18743
18752
18774
18791
18821
18842
18855
18861
18872
18881
18899
18901
18922
18932
18941
18952
18963
18972
18986
18994
19005
19017
19023
190318
19045
19059
190612
190714
190815
190918
191026
191118
191258
191343
191435
191550
191660
1917180
1918125
191926
1920164
192162
1922147
1923151
192477
1925212
1926116
1927382
192862
1929121
1930235
1931568
1932533
1933321
1934519
1935303
1936442
1937536
1938296
1939666
1940188
1941319
1942504
1943270
1944284
1945390
1946610
1947763
1948541
1949486
1950506
1951290
1952378
1953317
1954554
1955490
1956605
1957500
1958538
1959983
1960235
1961833
1962479
1963491
1964859
19651,159
1966838
1967427
1968496
1969360
1970627
1971617
1972451
1973608
1974385
1975836
1976878
1977577
1978421
19791,025
1980568
1981765
1982863
1983814
1984898
1985539
1986862
1987783
1988786
1989854
1990593
19911,367
19921,073
19931,542
19941,008
1995976
19961,403
19971,028
19981,466
1999879
20001,315
2001819
20021,117
2003627
2004746
20051,112
20061,274
2007895
20081,000
2009754
2010880
20111,265
2012572
2013673
2014490
2015926
2016767
2017583
2018921
2019742
2020674
2021454
2022521
2023568
2024885
2025578
2026920

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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).