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Weather Records on 5 September 1916

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1916. Highest significance: Karlshamn, SE.

Key Facts for 5 September 1916

  • On 5 September 1916, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Karlshamn set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 5 September 1916.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 5 September 1916 22 station records on 5 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 5 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 September 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation35.4 mm (1.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation61.7 mm (2.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
OrenburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation16.1 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
EnisejskRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high maximum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.4 C (77.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 5 September 1916 by type Records set or tied on 5 September 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 September 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 5 September 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 September 1916 by timescale Records on 5 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22.
Records on 5 September 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 September 1916 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.5. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 3: 93 to 5: 35 to 8: 18 to 10: 310 to 13: 113 to 15: 015 to 18: 218 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 September 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 39
3 to 53
5 to 81
8 to 103
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 182
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1916
Top 20 records on 5 September 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 September 1916Karlshamn, SEdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)32 years48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1916Yamba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)37 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Cumbalum (Fairview), AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Milan, ITdaily rain35.4 mm (1.4 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain61.7 mm (2.4 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Madison Wb City, USdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Orenburg, RUdaily rain16.1 mm (0.6 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)5 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Lismore (Centre Street), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Enisejsk, RUdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Karesuando, SEdaily high max16.5 C (61.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.4 C (77.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Burlington, USdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Constantine, DZdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Lawrence Post Office, AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Perm, RUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Port Arthur, CAdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1916Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years9 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

1802 to 1916
Records on 09-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 22 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 21814: 11833: 11837: 11843: 11845: 11846: 11856: 11859: 21861: 21866: 11868: 11869: 21871: 11872: 11874: 11876: 11880: 21883: 21885: 11887: 11888: 11889: 11891: 21892: 31894: 11895: 41896: 21897: 71898: 71899: 21900: 11901: 41902: 101903: 141904: 21905: 171906: 81907: 111908: 281909: 161910: 351911: 231912: 391913: 241914: 101915: 271916: 221917: 281918: 1091919: 601920: 471921: 821922: 961923: 2041924: 1911925: 2981926: 2431927: 711928: 3061929: 3711930: 941931: 3811932: 3151933: 3611934: 3991935: 4321936: 3131937: 2911938: 2441939: 3171940: 2491941: 4701942: 2821943: 5931944: 3871945: 4471946: 3671947: 5571948: 4581949: 4211950: 5591951: 2511952: 3961953: 7281954: 5931955: 5171956: 6371957: 3231958: 4131959: 3671960: 3511961: 7271962: 9221963: 5541964: 3151965: 8991966: 3351967: 1,0921968: 5241969: 5561970: 7541971: 7361972: 6531973: 6691974: 1,9021975: 3881976: 6361977: 3441978: 1,3761979: 6111980: 3571981: 4481982: 6151983: 1,1811984: 1,1851985: 1,2311986: 7111987: 6181988: 1,3091989: 5221990: 8061991: 5981992: 1,1161993: 6351994: 9011995: 1,1681996: 7731997: 1,4601998: 1,6861999: 1,2152000: 1,3422001: 6262002: 7102003: 8602004: 1,1352005: 5022006: 1,0142007: 1,3442008: 1,4862009: 7652010: 1,3162011: 1,1862012: 1,1152013: 7982014: 4622015: 8462016: 6512017: 7782018: 8612019: 7242020: 1,2502021: 4242022: 1,1682023: 1,1662024: 1,3202025: 6952026: 8351802187619011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 22 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-05 in each year
YearRecords
18022
18141
18331
18371
18431
18451
18461
18561
18592
18612
18661
18681
18692
18711
18721
18741
18761
18802
18832
18851
18871
18881
18891
18912
18923
18941
18954
18962
18977
18987
18992
19001
19014
190210
190314
19042
190517
19068
190711
190828
190916
191035
191123
191239
191324
191410
191527
191622
191728
1918109
191960
192047
192182
192296
1923204
1924191
1925298
1926243
192771
1928306
1929371
193094
1931381
1932315
1933361
1934399
1935432
1936313
1937291
1938244
1939317
1940249
1941470
1942282
1943593
1944387
1945447
1946367
1947557
1948458
1949421
1950559
1951251
1952396
1953728
1954593
1955517
1956637
1957323
1958413
1959367
1960351
1961727
1962922
1963554
1964315
1965899
1966335
19671,092
1968524
1969556
1970754
1971736
1972653
1973669
19741,902
1975388
1976636
1977344
19781,376
1979611
1980357
1981448
1982615
19831,181
19841,185
19851,231
1986711
1987618
19881,309
1989522
1990806
1991598
19921,116
1993635
1994901
19951,168
1996773
19971,460
19981,686
19991,215
20001,342
2001626
2002710
2003860
20041,135
2005502
20061,014
20071,344
20081,486
2009765
20101,316
20111,186
20121,115
2013798
2014462
2015846
2016651
2017778
2018861
2019724
20201,250
2021424
20221,168
20231,166
20241,320
2025695
2026835

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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).