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Weather Records on 16 September 1914

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1914. Highest significance: Kempsey (Wide Street), AU.

Key Facts for 16 September 1914

  • On 16 September 1914, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 35 daily.
  • Kempsey (Wide Street) set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 16 September 1914.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 16 September 1914 35 station records on 16 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 16 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 September 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Council OfficesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
SotchiRussiaRecord daily precipitation73.4 mm (2.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature22.9 C (73.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina HospitalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature31.0 C (87.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BulgandramineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.9 mm (1.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
DunlopAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
WarwillahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 16 September 1914 by type Records set or tied on 16 September 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 September 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.
Records on 16 September 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 September 1914 by timescale Records on 16 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 35. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 35all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 35.
Records on 16 September 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily35

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 September 1914 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.4. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2810 to 20: 220 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 September 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 1028
10 to 202
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1914
Top 20 records on 16 September 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 September 1914Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)44.4 mm (1.7 in)28 years37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1914Nowra Council Offices, AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)21 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Sotchi, RUdaily rain73.4 mm (2.9 in)32.4 mm (1.3 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Ft Bidwell, USdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Halifax, CAdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max22.9 C (73.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Brewarrina Hospital, AUdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high max31.0 C (87.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Chatham, CAdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Durham, GBdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Louth (Bloxham Street), AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Hatfield (Benilkie), AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)34 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Bulgandramine, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AUdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)17.7 mm (0.7 in)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Owen Sound, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Houston Wb City, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Dunlop, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1914Saint John, CAdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years11 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 1914
Records on 09-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 35 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 1914. 1914 had 35 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).