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Weather Records on 23 September 1914

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1914. Highest significance: Port Dover, CA.

Key Facts for 23 September 1914

  • On 23 September 1914, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 20 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Port Dover set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 23 September 1914.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 23 September 1914 29 station records on 23 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 23 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 September 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.1 C (77.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature9.2 C (48.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 23 September 1914 by type Records set or tied on 23 September 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 13Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 September 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 23 September 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum13
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 September 1914 by timescale Records on 23 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 26.
Records on 23 September 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 September 1914 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 153 to 5: 55 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 115 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 September 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 315
3 to 55
5 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 151
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1914
Top 20 records on 23 September 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 September 1914Port Dover, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)4 years29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Truro, CAmonthly high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Sydney, CAdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Sydney, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914St John's, CAdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Houston Wb City, USdaily low max23.3 C (73.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)13 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Charlottetown, CAdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Windsor Riverside, CAdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)5 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Halifax, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Charlottetown, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Riva, ITdaily low min8.8 C (47.8 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Cet Central England, GBdaily low min2.0 C (35.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Chatham, CAdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.1 C (77.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914London South, CAdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1914Salzburg, ATdaily low max7.9 C (46.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)4 years6 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 09-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11799: 11804: 11832: 11835: 11838: 11842: 31843: 11845: 21848: 11849: 11850: 11851: 21854: 31855: 11859: 21864: 11865: 11866: 11868: 11871: 11872: 11874: 11875: 11876: 11877: 11881: 41882: 21885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 31890: 21891: 11892: 21893: 41895: 91896: 51897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 41901: 21902: 61903: 71904: 191905: 61906: 61907: 191908: 191909: 151910: 81911: 111912: 151913: 221914: 291915: 251916: 3241917: 561918: 341919: 401920: 441921: 471922: 341923: 741924: 1941925: 2231926: 4591927: 2471928: 3821929: 1981930: 4721931: 6001932: 3831933: 2811934: 3611935: 2391936: 3771937: 5571938: 3891939: 2791940: 3741941: 4901942: 5571943: 3221944: 3811945: 6521946: 6231947: 8031948: 2591949: 4961950: 2671951: 4621952: 4321953: 2711954: 3241955: 8521956: 2991957: 5391958: 6411959: 3071960: 4701961: 6701962: 3441963: 5681964: 3221965: 7831966: 5281967: 3411968: 4811969: 4501970: 1,4571971: 5781972: 4611973: 6741974: 1,5431975: 1,0381976: 4631977: 6161978: 5001979: 5861980: 1,0371981: 7171982: 7751983: 1,7441984: 1,1211985: 9241986: 7401987: 1,0771988: 6531989: 1,3761990: 7021991: 5191992: 9761993: 9831994: 1,1401995: 1,8681996: 8091997: 1,0601998: 1,3261999: 1,2072000: 2,0262001: 7902002: 9302003: 1,2432004: 9862005: 1,2072006: 1,5092007: 1,1532008: 8352009: 1,2012010: 1,3602011: 6662012: 7852013: 5732014: 5952015: 5872016: 7742017: 1,3712018: 6932019: 5652020: 6182021: 6022022: 5512023: 8122024: 4992025: 4492026: 3841793186418901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-23 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
17991
18041
18321
18351
18381
18423
18431
18452
18481
18491
18501
18512
18543
18551
18592
18641
18651
18661
18681
18711
18721
18741
18751
18761
18771
18814
18822
18851
18861
18871
18881
18893
18902
18911
18922
18934
18959
18965
18971
18982
18994
19004
19012
19026
19037
190419
19056
19066
190719
190819
190915
19108
191111
191215
191322
191429
191525
1916324
191756
191834
191940
192044
192147
192234
192374
1924194
1925223
1926459
1927247
1928382
1929198
1930472
1931600
1932383
1933281
1934361
1935239
1936377
1937557
1938389
1939279
1940374
1941490
1942557
1943322
1944381
1945652
1946623
1947803
1948259
1949496
1950267
1951462
1952432
1953271
1954324
1955852
1956299
1957539
1958641
1959307
1960470
1961670
1962344
1963568
1964322
1965783
1966528
1967341
1968481
1969450
19701,457
1971578
1972461
1973674
19741,543
19751,038
1976463
1977616
1978500
1979586
19801,037
1981717
1982775
19831,744
19841,121
1985924
1986740
19871,077
1988653
19891,376
1990702
1991519
1992976
1993983
19941,140
19951,868
1996809
19971,060
19981,326
19991,207
20002,026
2001790
2002930
20031,243
2004986
20051,207
20061,509
20071,153
2008835
20091,201
20101,360
2011666
2012785
2013573
2014595
2015587
2016774
20171,371
2018693
2019565
2020618
2021602
2022551
2023812
2024499
2025449
2026384

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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).