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Weather Records on 13 September 1918

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1918. Highest significance: Barrie, CA.

Key Facts for 13 September 1918

  • On 13 September 1918, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Barrie set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 13 September 1918.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 13 September 1918 33 station records on 13 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 13 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 September 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BarrieCanadaRecord daily precipitation56.4 mm (2.2 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation59.7 mm (2.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation68.6 mm (2.7 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway AveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)United StatesRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord daily precipitation52.6 mm (2.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake CochituateUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
MundoolinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena IslandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Woody IslandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
LangmornAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 13 September 1918 by type Records set or tied on 13 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 23. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 23.
Records on 13 September 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 September 1918 by timescale Records on 13 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31.
Records on 13 September 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 September 1918 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2210 to 20: 120 to 30: 230 to 40: 240 to 50: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 September 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1022
10 to 201
20 to 302
30 to 402
40 to 502

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1918
Top 20 records on 13 September 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 September 1918Barrie, CAdaily rain56.4 mm (2.2 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)25 years42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1918Setauket Strong, USdaily rain59.7 mm (2.4 in)47.3 mm (1.9 in)4 years39 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1918Blue Hill Coop, USdaily rain68.6 mm (2.7 in)47.0 mm (1.9 in)21 years38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1918Southport Ridgeway Ave, AUdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)26 years32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Hingham (1), USdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)38.1 mm (1.5 in)29 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)45 years27 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max22.8 C (73.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)48 years24 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Coldwater, CAmonthly rain52.6 mm (2.1 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)14 years22 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Lake Cochituate, USdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)30.2 mm (1.2 in)16 years22 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Ottawa, CAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Durham, GBdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Cumbalum (Fairview), AUmonthly rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Condobolin (Borambil Park), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Perth Regional Office, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min13.1 C (55.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918Wiarton, CAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1918San Diego Wbo, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years13 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 1918
Records on 09-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 33 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11809: 11814: 11822: 11835: 11836: 11839: 11849: 11850: 21851: 11856: 11857: 11859: 11860: 11864: 11866: 11867: 21868: 11872: 31876: 11878: 11880: 21882: 21883: 11886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 11891: 11892: 41893: 21894: 21895: 11896: 21897: 31899: 71900: 31901: 151902: 301903: 171904: 81905: 71906: 231907: 61908: 111909: 261910: 111911: 651912: 231913: 431914: 421915: 481916: 191917: 1721918: 331919: 881920: 481921: 631922: 1241923: 1221924: 651925: 2941926: 761927: 4391928: 2531929: 1871930: 2841931: 6391932: 1711933: 2991934: 1871935: 3631936: 5191937: 4861938: 3821939: 9181940: 8411941: 2991942: 2871943: 6021944: 3611945: 6571946: 4231947: 4911948: 4721949: 9351950: 6571951: 4691952: 5691953: 7321954: 2911955: 3871956: 3321957: 5441958: 5781959: 7401960: 6601961: 9721962: 3781963: 6761964: 6451965: 5721966: 5011967: 4201968: 2391969: 5181970: 1,2161971: 7081972: 3961973: 7461974: 9651975: 1,3651976: 4111977: 4571978: 7961979: 5741980: 6481981: 4081982: 1,0041983: 7031984: 6461985: 8521986: 7411987: 9701988: 9021989: 1,2431990: 1,1871991: 6721992: 5801993: 1,1431994: 6671995: 8451996: 1,1171997: 6571998: 1,6541999: 8472000: 8562001: 8412002: 8792003: 7282004: 7432005: 8542006: 1,0762007: 5432008: 1,5082009: 8112010: 8272011: 1,0992012: 5262013: 9672014: 1,2912015: 8792016: 1,0932017: 9452018: 6362019: 6602020: 5912021: 4162022: 6682023: 5142024: 8182025: 4922026: 9051793186818971915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 33 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-13 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18091
18141
18221
18351
18361
18391
18491
18502
18511
18561
18571
18591
18601
18641
18661
18672
18681
18723
18761
18781
18802
18822
18831
18861
18871
18881
18891
18911
18924
18932
18942
18951
18962
18973
18997
19003
190115
190230
190317
19048
19057
190623
19076
190811
190926
191011
191165
191223
191343
191442
191548
191619
1917172
191833
191988
192048
192163
1922124
1923122
192465
1925294
192676
1927439
1928253
1929187
1930284
1931639
1932171
1933299
1934187
1935363
1936519
1937486
1938382
1939918
1940841
1941299
1942287
1943602
1944361
1945657
1946423
1947491
1948472
1949935
1950657
1951469
1952569
1953732
1954291
1955387
1956332
1957544
1958578
1959740
1960660
1961972
1962378
1963676
1964645
1965572
1966501
1967420
1968239
1969518
19701,216
1971708
1972396
1973746
1974965
19751,365
1976411
1977457
1978796
1979574
1980648
1981408
19821,004
1983703
1984646
1985852
1986741
1987970
1988902
19891,243
19901,187
1991672
1992580
19931,143
1994667
1995845
19961,117
1997657
19981,654
1999847
2000856
2001841
2002879
2003728
2004743
2005854
20061,076
2007543
20081,508
2009811
2010827
20111,099
2012526
2013967
20141,291
2015879
20161,093
2017945
2018636
2019660
2020591
2021416
2022668
2023514
2024818
2025492
2026905

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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).