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Weather Records on 1 September 1914

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1914. Highest significance: Lindsay, CA.

Key Facts for 1 September 1914

  • On 1 September 1914, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Lindsay set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 1 September 1914.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 1 September 1914 23 station records on 1 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 1 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 September 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LindsayCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
WatfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation48.5 mm (1.9 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
ArkonaCanadaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation75.4 mm (3.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MaccueCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
AuroraCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 1 September 1914 by type Records set or tied on 1 September 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 September 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 1 September 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 September 1914 by timescale Records on 1 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 21.
Records on 1 September 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 September 1914 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.2. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 410 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 30 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 September 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 104
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 303

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1914
Top 20 records on 1 September 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 September 1914Lindsay, CAdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)26.6 mm (1.0 in)14 years35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1914Watford, CAdaily rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)14 years34 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Arkona, CAdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)27.0 mm (1.1 in)14 years33 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)14 years25 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Woodstock, CAmonthly rain75.4 mm (3.0 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)35 years25 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Tomsk, RUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914London South, CAmonthly rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Maccue, CAdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Aurora, CAdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Buffalo, USdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Worcester, ZAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Port Dover, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914St. Petersburg, RUdaily low max10.3 C (50.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Peterborough, CAdaily low max (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1914Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie35 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 1914
Records on 09-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 23 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11806: 11819: 11827: 11831: 11838: 11851: 11853: 11854: 11857: 11858: 11859: 11860: 21861: 11865: 11866: 11867: 21869: 31871: 11873: 11876: 21877: 21878: 31879: 21881: 51883: 11886: 31887: 31888: 21890: 21892: 21894: 31897: 41898: 101899: 31900: 21901: 141902: 51903: 161904: 91905: 61906: 261907: 141908: 261909: 341910: 221911: 161912: 471913: 321914: 231915: 461916: 161917: 241918: 311919: 191920: 311921: 461922: 671923: 751924: 2101925: 1271926: 1821927: 1361928: 1661929: 3241930: 2641931: 2331932: 5501933: 6221934: 6541935: 5841936: 3851937: 5021938: 3731939: 3031940: 3331941: 4971942: 5321943: 5781944: 3771945: 4971946: 6421947: 5551948: 4601949: 1,1021950: 8491951: 6681952: 6441953: 9371954: 4071955: 4131956: 5041957: 3201958: 4271959: 5191960: 4081961: 5311962: 3681963: 4161964: 6211965: 6571966: 5961967: 1,2631968: 6041969: 4931970: 5021971: 4641972: 5181973: 8741974: 8951975: 9391976: 6271977: 5001978: 8091979: 4591980: 6711981: 6491982: 6421983: 1,1671984: 6191985: 9011986: 9641987: 9091988: 6511989: 8231990: 7491991: 6871992: 1,0101993: 1,1221994: 1,2911995: 1,1651996: 8231997: 1,1611998: 1,1591999: 9252000: 1,6132001: 9042002: 7782003: 1,2542004: 8272005: 9012006: 1,1572007: 9762008: 1,2042009: 1,0032010: 1,3132011: 1,0712012: 8742013: 7752014: 5152015: 6612016: 5222017: 6862018: 3992019: 8002020: 6892021: 7512022: 1,0162023: 7202024: 9382025: 3592026: 5211797186918991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 23 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-01 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18061
18191
18271
18311
18381
18511
18531
18541
18571
18581
18591
18602
18611
18651
18661
18672
18693
18711
18731
18762
18772
18783
18792
18815
18831
18863
18873
18882
18902
18922
18943
18974
189810
18993
19002
190114
19025
190316
19049
19056
190626
190714
190826
190934
191022
191116
191247
191332
191423
191546
191616
191724
191831
191919
192031
192146
192267
192375
1924210
1925127
1926182
1927136
1928166
1929324
1930264
1931233
1932550
1933622
1934654
1935584
1936385
1937502
1938373
1939303
1940333
1941497
1942532
1943578
1944377
1945497
1946642
1947555
1948460
19491,102
1950849
1951668
1952644
1953937
1954407
1955413
1956504
1957320
1958427
1959519
1960408
1961531
1962368
1963416
1964621
1965657
1966596
19671,263
1968604
1969493
1970502
1971464
1972518
1973874
1974895
1975939
1976627
1977500
1978809
1979459
1980671
1981649
1982642
19831,167
1984619
1985901
1986964
1987909
1988651
1989823
1990749
1991687
19921,010
19931,122
19941,291
19951,165
1996823
19971,161
19981,159
1999925
20001,613
2001904
2002778
20031,254
2004827
2005901
20061,157
2007976
20081,204
20091,003
20101,313
20111,071
2012874
2013775
2014515
2015661
2016522
2017686
2018399
2019800
2020689
2021751
20221,016
2023720
2024938
2025359
2026521

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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).