Weather Records on 29 September 1912
27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1912. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.
Key Facts for 29 September 1912
- On 29 September 1912, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 2 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 25 daily.
- Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record high minimum temperature of 14.4 C (57.9 F) on 29 September 1912.
- Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.
Record Map
27 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | Australia | Record high minimum temperature | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Melbourne Regional Office | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 27.3 C (81.1 F) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Plauen | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | -1.2 C (29.8 F) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vastervik | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -1.0 C (30.2 F) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montreal McGill | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 0.3 cm (0.1 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Hastings | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 39.4 mm (1.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record low maximum temperature | 14.9 C (58.8 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Leipzig-Holzhausen | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 2.4 C (36.3 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Heinersreuth-Vollhof | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 0.4 C (32.7 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| World Trade Ctr | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 6.7 C (44.1 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montreal McGill | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Riva | Italy | Record low minimum temperature | 8.4 C (47.1 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kremsmuenster | Austria | Record low minimum temperature | 1.0 C (33.8 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kristianstad | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | 11.0 C (51.8 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mount Bute | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bredasdorp | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Visby_Flygplats | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | 1.0 C (33.8 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Velikie Luki | Russia | Record low minimum temperature | -4.4 C (24.1 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jonkoping | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -1.0 C (30.2 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Linkoeping-Malmslaett | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -1.0 C (30.2 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Berlin-Dahlem | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 3.9 C (39.0 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karlshamn | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | 11.3 C (52.3 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tomsk | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 6.0 mm (0.24 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hamilton | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 11.7 C (53.1 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Middletown 4 W | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 1.7 C (35.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Welland | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 11.1 C (52.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Skara 1 | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -2.5 C (27.5 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
27 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 5 |
| Highest daily minimum | 1 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 15 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 4 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 2 |
| daily | 25 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
23 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 3 | 19 |
| 3 to 5 | 3 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 |
| 8 to 10 | 0 |
| 10 to 13 | 0 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 |
| 15 to 18 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
29 September 1912| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1912 | Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU | daily high min | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 33 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Melbourne Regional Office, AU | daily high max | 27.3 C (81.1 F) | 0.1 C (0.2 F) | 56 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Plauen, DE | daily low min | -1.2 C (29.8 F) | 4.5 C (8.1 F) | 24 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Vastervik, SE | monthly low min | -1.0 C (30.2 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 29 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Montreal McGill, CA | monthly snowfall | 0.3 cm (0.1 in) | 0.3 cm (0.1 in) | 41 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Port Hastings, CA | daily rain | 39.4 mm (1.6 in) | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 23 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Nuwara Eliya, LK | daily low max | 14.9 C (58.8 F) | 1.2 C (2.2 F) | 29 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE | daily low min | 2.4 C (36.3 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 31 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE | daily low min | 0.4 C (32.7 F) | 1.8 C (3.2 F) | 31 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | World Trade Ctr, US | daily low min | 6.7 C (44.1 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 40 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Montreal McGill, CA | daily low min | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 28 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Riva, IT | daily low min | 8.4 C (47.1 F) | 0.7 C (1.3 F) | 34 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Kremsmuenster, AT | daily low min | 1.0 C (33.8 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 34 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Kristianstad, SE | daily low max | 11.0 C (51.8 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 26 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Mount Bute, AU | daily rain | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 3.6 mm (0.14 in) | 12 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Bredasdorp, ZA | daily rain | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 2.2 mm (0.09 in) | 19 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Visby_Flygplats, SE | daily low min | 1.0 C (33.8 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 23 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Velikie Luki, RU | daily low min | -4.4 C (24.1 F) | 2.3 C (4.1 F) | 5 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Jonkoping, SE | daily low min | -1.0 C (30.2 F) | 1.5 C (2.7 F) | 10 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 29 September 1912 | Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE | daily low min | -1.0 C (30.2 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 18 years | 9 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
1836 to 1912| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1836 | 1 |
| 1843 | 1 |
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1869 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1873 | 3 |
| 1874 | 1 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 9 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1901 | 7 |
| 1902 | 14 |
| 1903 | 11 |
| 1904 | 26 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1906 | 16 |
| 1907 | 26 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 10 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 64 |
| 1912 | 27 |
| 1913 | 20 |
| 1914 | 24 |
| 1915 | 43 |
| 1916 | 184 |
| 1917 | 19 |
| 1918 | 36 |
| 1919 | 38 |
| 1920 | 22 |
| 1921 | 148 |
| 1922 | 33 |
| 1923 | 89 |
| 1924 | 264 |
| 1925 | 166 |
| 1926 | 195 |
| 1927 | 236 |
| 1928 | 212 |
| 1929 | 243 |
| 1930 | 71 |
| 1931 | 204 |
| 1932 | 234 |
| 1933 | 353 |
| 1934 | 394 |
| 1935 | 188 |
| 1936 | 399 |
| 1937 | 276 |
| 1938 | 423 |
| 1939 | 407 |
| 1940 | 346 |
| 1941 | 511 |
| 1942 | 858 |
| 1943 | 390 |
| 1944 | 398 |
| 1945 | 899 |
| 1946 | 265 |
| 1947 | 467 |
| 1948 | 334 |
| 1949 | 398 |
| 1950 | 472 |
| 1951 | 475 |
| 1952 | 404 |
| 1953 | 1,079 |
| 1954 | 814 |
| 1955 | 375 |
| 1956 | 380 |
| 1957 | 636 |
| 1958 | 309 |
| 1959 | 1,066 |
| 1960 | 143 |
| 1961 | 447 |
| 1962 | 481 |
| 1963 | 996 |
| 1964 | 1,154 |
| 1965 | 689 |
| 1966 | 498 |
| 1967 | 1,250 |
| 1968 | 184 |
| 1969 | 279 |
| 1970 | 629 |
| 1971 | 797 |
| 1972 | 637 |
| 1973 | 769 |
| 1974 | 730 |
| 1975 | 365 |
| 1976 | 636 |
| 1977 | 800 |
| 1978 | 569 |
| 1979 | 581 |
| 1980 | 874 |
| 1981 | 747 |
| 1982 | 911 |
| 1983 | 920 |
| 1984 | 1,447 |
| 1985 | 1,789 |
| 1986 | 1,624 |
| 1987 | 641 |
| 1988 | 554 |
| 1989 | 710 |
| 1990 | 416 |
| 1991 | 747 |
| 1992 | 833 |
| 1993 | 620 |
| 1994 | 967 |
| 1995 | 1,033 |
| 1996 | 1,356 |
| 1997 | 683 |
| 1998 | 1,295 |
| 1999 | 1,440 |
| 2000 | 965 |
| 2001 | 846 |
| 2002 | 557 |
| 2003 | 924 |
| 2004 | 754 |
| 2005 | 1,163 |
| 2006 | 695 |
| 2007 | 929 |
| 2008 | 461 |
| 2009 | 700 |
| 2010 | 1,110 |
| 2011 | 1,572 |
| 2012 | 737 |
| 2013 | 623 |
| 2014 | 548 |
| 2015 | 724 |
| 2016 | 912 |
| 2017 | 433 |
| 2018 | 582 |
| 2019 | 2,193 |
| 2020 | 444 |
| 2021 | 790 |
| 2022 | 600 |
| 2023 | 866 |
| 2024 | 1,391 |
| 2025 | 516 |
| 2026 | 544 |
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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).