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Weather Records on 21 September 1916

48 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 September 1916. Highest significance: Branxholme (Bassett), AU.

Key Facts for 21 September 1916

  • On 21 September 1916, 48 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 46 daily.
  • Branxholme (Bassett) set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 21 September 1916.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

48 stations
Weather records on 21 September 1916 48 station records on 21 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
48 station records on 21 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 September 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Branxholme (Bassett)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Port VictoriaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Nangeela)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Wondo Dale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STNAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WillungaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky BayAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan ParkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YorketownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NormanvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MilangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YardeaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StansburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MinlatonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
MeningieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount WedgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WarookaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PortarlingtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ArdrossanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port WakefieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
North AdelaideAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
MaitlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BerrybankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

48 records
Records on 21 September 1916 by type Records set or tied on 21 September 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 41. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 41Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 September 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 41.
Records on 21 September 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall41
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 September 1916 by timescale Records on 21 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 46. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 46all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 46.
Records on 21 September 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily46

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 September 1916 Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.4. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 255 to 10: 1010 to 15: 715 to 20: 320 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 September 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 525
5 to 1010
10 to 157
15 to 203
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

21 September 1916
Top 20 records on 21 September 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 September 1916Branxholme (Bassett), AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)29 years47 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1916Port Victoria, AUdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)21.4 mm (0.8 in)8 years45 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1916Casterton (Nangeela), AUdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)17.2 mm (0.7 in)29 years44 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1916Coleraine (Wondo Dale), AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)15 years30 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Goolwa Council Depot, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Old Noarlunga Post Office, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Willunga, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Streaky Bay, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Port Elliot Caravan Park, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Woomera (Oakden Hills), AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Edithburgh Post Office, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Yorketown, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Rokewood (the Meadows), AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Normanville, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Victor Harbor Comparison, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Milang, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Yardea, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Stansbury, AUmonthly rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)6 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1916Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)10 years19 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

1805 to 1916
Records on 09-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1916. 1916 had 48 records. 01,0002,0003,0001805: 11812: 11825: 21840: 11841: 11842: 11848: 11854: 11856: 21868: 11872: 21873: 11877: 11878: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11886: 11888: 21889: 11891: 101892: 11893: 101894: 21895: 31896: 21897: 61898: 61899: 31900: 21901: 51902: 51903: 81904: 201905: 121906: 171907: 101908: 171909: 101910: 81911: 181912: 261913: 371914: 291915: 341916: 481917: 281918: 431919: 541920: 291921: 641922: 351923: 2321924: 2911925: 2781926: 1781927: 1651928: 811929: 2321930: 821931: 6811932: 2421933: 1931934: 4921935: 1991936: 3291937: 4871938: 5081939: 3081940: 9081941: 4161942: 2911943: 4071944: 4131945: 5071946: 1761947: 5341948: 3011949: 2981950: 3341951: 2411952: 4301953: 3821954: 4531955: 7521956: 1,1001957: 3661958: 5881959: 5131960: 4181961: 4411962: 1,0851963: 3061964: 3741965: 1,0881966: 5651967: 5771968: 7901969: 5931970: 7081971: 6451972: 5991973: 4211974: 6521975: 5281976: 6941977: 9181978: 8181979: 7361980: 9901981: 6961982: 1,4841983: 2,2071984: 7071985: 7961986: 6711987: 9651988: 5571989: 1,0021990: 7161991: 1,0211992: 7521993: 9111994: 7131995: 2,0021996: 1,2331997: 1,1121998: 1,4811999: 1,0252000: 8842001: 7182002: 6962003: 9592004: 8882005: 1,1432006: 9202007: 7422008: 7402009: 7152010: 1,2902011: 5422012: 5952013: 7692014: 7162015: 5652016: 9892017: 1,1782018: 1,0512019: 8332020: 5802021: 4652022: 1,0492023: 7832024: 4702025: 5882026: 4691805188419031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1916. 1916 had 48 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-21 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18121
18252
18401
18411
18421
18481
18541
18562
18681
18722
18731
18771
18781
18811
18821
18841
18861
18882
18891
189110
18921
189310
18942
18953
18962
18976
18986
18993
19002
19015
19025
19038
190420
190512
190617
190710
190817
190910
19108
191118
191226
191337
191429
191534
191648
191728
191843
191954
192029
192164
192235
1923232
1924291
1925278
1926178
1927165
192881
1929232
193082
1931681
1932242
1933193
1934492
1935199
1936329
1937487
1938508
1939308
1940908
1941416
1942291
1943407
1944413
1945507
1946176
1947534
1948301
1949298
1950334
1951241
1952430
1953382
1954453
1955752
19561,100
1957366
1958588
1959513
1960418
1961441
19621,085
1963306
1964374
19651,088
1966565
1967577
1968790
1969593
1970708
1971645
1972599
1973421
1974652
1975528
1976694
1977918
1978818
1979736
1980990
1981696
19821,484
19832,207
1984707
1985796
1986671
1987965
1988557
19891,002
1990716
19911,021
1992752
1993911
1994713
19952,002
19961,233
19971,112
19981,481
19991,025
2000884
2001718
2002696
2003959
2004888
20051,143
2006920
2007742
2008740
2009715
20101,290
2011542
2012595
2013769
2014716
2015565
2016989
20171,178
20181,051
2019833
2020580
2021465
20221,049
2023783
2024470
2025588
2026469

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).