Weather Records on 16 September 1918

125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1918. Highest significance: Perth Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 September 1918

On 16 September 1918, 125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 125 daily.
Perth Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 16 September 1918.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

125 stations

125 station records on 16 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Young Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bogo Bogolog	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabangee Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moobong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coonimbia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

125 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 100.

Records on 16 September 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 125.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

114 broken records

Margins by which the 114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1918

Top 20 records on 16 September 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1918	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Armagh, GB	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Morangarell, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Condobolin Station, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Young Railway Station, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Bolagamy, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1918	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	20 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 125 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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 3	45
3 to 5	23
5 to 8	21
8 to 10	9
10 to 13	8
13 to 15	4
15 to 18	3
18 to 20	1