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Weather Records on 1 September 1916

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1916. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 1 September 1916

  • On 1 September 1916, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record low maximum temperature of 27.1 C (80.8 F) on 1 September 1916.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 1 September 1916 16 station records on 1 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 1 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 September 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature27.1 C (80.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord high minimum temperature21.3 C (70.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 1 September 1916 by type Records set or tied on 1 September 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 September 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 1 September 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 September 1916 by timescale Records on 1 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 1 September 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 September 1916 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.2. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 32 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 September 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1916
Top 16 records on 1 September 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 September 1916Hambantota, LKdaily low max27.1 C (80.8 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Bic, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Owen Sound, CAdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Parry Sound, CAdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Tbilisi, GEdaily high min21.3 C (70.3 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Qu'appelle, CAdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Haliburton A, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)7 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily low max (Tie)12.2 C (54.0 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Stony Mountain, CAdaily low max (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Galway, IEdaily low max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Umea, SEdaily high min (Tie)11.0 C (51.8 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Prince Albert, CAdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie6 years1 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Charlottetown, CAdaily high max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie3 years1 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain (Tie)14.5 mm (0.6 in)tie6 years1 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1916Skara 1, SEdaily high min (Tie)12.0 C (53.6 F)tie16 years1 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 1916
Records on 09-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1916. 1916 had 16 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 1916. 1916 had 16 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).