Weather Records on 6 September 1918

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1918. Highest significance: Yarmouth, CA.

Key Facts for 6 September 1918

On 6 September 1918, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 59 daily.
Yarmouth set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 6 September 1918.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 6 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog (Cooreii)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tomago	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 24.

Records on 6 September 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records

Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1918

Top 20 records on 6 September 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1918	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1918	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Gravenhurst, CA	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Morgantown 1, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Yarmouth, CA	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Houston Wb City, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Bic, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Charlottetown, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Prince Albert, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Saint John, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1918	Halifax, CA	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	19 years	14 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

1794 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 62 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	38
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1