Weather Records on 24 September 1912

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1912. Highest significance: Baltimore Customs House, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1912

On 24 September 1912, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 45 daily.
Baltimore Customs House set an all-time record daily precipitation of 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 24 September 1912.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

49 stations

49 station records on 24 September 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.

Records on 24 September 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1912 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 45.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records

Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1912

Top 20 records on 24 September 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1912	Baltimore Customs House, US	all-time rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1912	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1912	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1912	Camden 3 W, US	monthly rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1912	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Jonkoping, SE	monthly low max	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1912	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	14 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

1803 to 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1912. 1912 had 49 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 September 1912
Margin	Records
0 to 10	32
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1