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Weather Records on 22 September 1918

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1918. Highest significance: Bjornholt, NO.

Key Facts for 22 September 1918

  • On 22 September 1918, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Bjornholt set a daily record precipitation of 51.2 mm (2.0 in) on 22 September 1918.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 22 September 1918 25 station records on 22 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 22 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 September 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation51.2 mm (2.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature26.4 C (79.5 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
KunzelsauGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature31.2 C (88.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 22 September 1918 by type Records set or tied on 22 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 22 September 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 September 1918 by timescale Records on 22 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24.
Records on 22 September 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 September 1918 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.9. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 310 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 September 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 103
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1918
Top 20 records on 22 September 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 September 1918Bjornholt, NOdaily rain51.2 mm (2.0 in)38.9 mm (1.5 in)21 years41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1918Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)18.2 mm (0.7 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Nicola Lake, CAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Halden, NOdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Nicosia, CYmonthly rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Hambantota, LKdaily low max26.4 C (79.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Houston Wb City, USdaily low max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Winnemucca AP, USdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Kunzelsau, DEdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Qu'appelle, CAdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Haliburton A, CAdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Houston Wb City, USdaily low min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily low min3.6 C (38.5 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Robe Comparison, AUdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918St John's, CAdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Darwin Post Office, AUdaily low max31.2 C (88.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1918Alma, USdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)3 years6 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 09-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 25 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11824: 11825: 11827: 11830: 11835: 11838: 11840: 11842: 21845: 11846: 11848: 11851: 31855: 11856: 11858: 11863: 11865: 11868: 11872: 11874: 11875: 11877: 41878: 11881: 21882: 31885: 11886: 11888: 11889: 21890: 21892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 71896: 21897: 31898: 81899: 121900: 31901: 31902: 71903: 41904: 341905: 51906: 161907: 121908: 101909: 61910: 181911: 171912: 171913: 431914: 481915: 231916: 2361917: 1281918: 251919: 641920: 351921: 441922: 271923: 1181924: 1321925: 2651926: 2141927: 1601928: 1191929: 1661930: 2311931: 7321932: 1891933: 2301934: 3481935: 2311936: 4481937: 5071938: 3941939: 2661940: 6211941: 4241942: 3231943: 2661944: 2991945: 7391946: 2881947: 5831948: 3451949: 3851950: 3941951: 4191952: 3831953: 2531954: 3591955: 5841956: 4901957: 5801958: 6331959: 4161960: 3601961: 5551962: 7321963: 3511964: 2491965: 8411966: 5951967: 5071968: 5261969: 4881970: 1,1971971: 5001972: 4481973: 5091974: 1,0751975: 5911976: 5381977: 6321978: 6201979: 9911980: 1,1991981: 7541982: 1,1221983: 2,0601984: 6141985: 8201986: 7291987: 1,3001988: 6651989: 1,1551990: 7951991: 7581992: 1,0111993: 1,4481994: 9411995: 2,4981996: 9161997: 8511998: 1,2511999: 1,1722000: 1,5082001: 6042002: 7182003: 1,4722004: 9482005: 1,1552006: 1,2602007: 8962008: 8302009: 9852010: 1,2172011: 6112012: 5682013: 6732014: 8122015: 6662016: 1,0962017: 1,2722018: 5742019: 6512020: 6872021: 4322022: 9852023: 9052024: 5022025: 3872026: 3091793186318941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 25 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-22 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18241
18251
18271
18301
18351
18381
18401
18422
18451
18461
18481
18513
18551
18561
18581
18631
18651
18681
18721
18741
18751
18774
18781
18812
18823
18851
18861
18881
18892
18902
18923
18931
18941
18957
18962
18973
18988
189912
19003
19013
19027
19034
190434
19055
190616
190712
190810
19096
191018
191117
191217
191343
191448
191523
1916236
1917128
191825
191964
192035
192144
192227
1923118
1924132
1925265
1926214
1927160
1928119
1929166
1930231
1931732
1932189
1933230
1934348
1935231
1936448
1937507
1938394
1939266
1940621
1941424
1942323
1943266
1944299
1945739
1946288
1947583
1948345
1949385
1950394
1951419
1952383
1953253
1954359
1955584
1956490
1957580
1958633
1959416
1960360
1961555
1962732
1963351
1964249
1965841
1966595
1967507
1968526
1969488
19701,197
1971500
1972448
1973509
19741,075
1975591
1976538
1977632
1978620
1979991
19801,199
1981754
19821,122
19832,060
1984614
1985820
1986729
19871,300
1988665
19891,155
1990795
1991758
19921,011
19931,448
1994941
19952,498
1996916
1997851
19981,251
19991,172
20001,508
2001604
2002718
20031,472
2004948
20051,155
20061,260
2007896
2008830
2009985
20101,217
2011611
2012568
2013673
2014812
2015666
20161,096
20171,272
2018574
2019651
2020687
2021432
2022985
2023905
2024502
2025387
2026309

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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).