Weather Records on 5 September 1912

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1912. Highest significance: Pitea, SE.

Key Facts for 5 September 1912

On 5 September 1912, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 38 daily.
Pitea set a daily record precipitation of 49.2 mm (1.9 in) on 5 September 1912.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

39 stations

39 station records on 5 September 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.

Records on 5 September 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 38.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records

Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1912

Top 20 records on 5 September 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1912	Pitea, SE	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1912	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1912	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1912	San Diego Wbo, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Gogland, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Beatrice, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Escanaba, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Minnedosa, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1912	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	20 years	12 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

1802 to 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1912. 1912 had 39 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	21
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2