Weather Records on 19 September 1918

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1918. Highest significance: Little Rock St Capitol, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1918

On 19 September 1918, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 62 daily.
Little Rock St Capitol set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 19 September 1918.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 19 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.

Records on 19 September 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

49 broken records

Margins by which the 49 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1918

Top 20 records on 19 September 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1918	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1918	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1918	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1918	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Toledo Blade, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Stratford, CA	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Escanaba, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Madison Wb City, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Boras, SE	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Chatham, CA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1918	Buffalo, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	18 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1918. 1918 had 62 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 10	43
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1