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Weather Records on 23 September 1918

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1918. Highest significance: Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU.

Key Facts for 23 September 1918

  • On 23 September 1918, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Oktjabrskij-Gorodok set an all-time record daily precipitation of 62.8 mm (2.5 in) on 23 September 1918.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 23 September 1918 34 station records on 23 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 23 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 September 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation62.8 mm (2.5 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Rapid City ForrestCanadaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-CronhutteGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature22.1 C (71.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage CaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
MordenCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WantabadgeryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.3 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord daily precipitation17.1 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TuttlingenGermanyRecord daily precipitation27.5 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation7.3 mm (0.29 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic VillageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 23 September 1918 by type Records set or tied on 23 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 28. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 28Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.
Records on 23 September 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall28
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 September 1918 by timescale Records on 23 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 33.
Records on 23 September 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 September 1918 Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.6. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2310 to 20: 620 to 30: 330 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 September 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1023
10 to 206
20 to 303
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1918
Top 20 records on 23 September 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 September 1918Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUall-time rain62.8 mm (2.5 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)24 years60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1918Rapid City Forrest, CAdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)28 years48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1918Gosford (Gertrude Place), AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)36 years26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)25 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DEdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Holmogadd A, SEdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Karlshamn, SEdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Hvar, HRdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Innsbruck, ATdaily high min14.7 C (58.5 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Hvar, HRdaily high min22.1 C (71.8 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Milton Post Office, AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Nurnberg, DEdaily high min12.6 C (54.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Morden, CAdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Stockholm, SEdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Burwood 1, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1918Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)21 years14 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 09-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 34 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11796: 11799: 11804: 11832: 11835: 11838: 11842: 31843: 11845: 21848: 11849: 11850: 11851: 21854: 31855: 11859: 21864: 11865: 11866: 11868: 11871: 11872: 11874: 11875: 11876: 11877: 11881: 41882: 21885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 31890: 21891: 11892: 21893: 41895: 91896: 51897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 41901: 21902: 61903: 71904: 191905: 61906: 61907: 191908: 191909: 151910: 81911: 111912: 151913: 221914: 291915: 251916: 3241917: 561918: 341919: 401920: 441921: 471922: 341923: 741924: 1941925: 2231926: 4591927: 2471928: 3821929: 1981930: 4721931: 6001932: 3831933: 2811934: 3611935: 2391936: 3771937: 5571938: 3891939: 2791940: 3741941: 4901942: 5571943: 3221944: 3811945: 6521946: 6231947: 8031948: 2591949: 4961950: 2671951: 4621952: 4321953: 2711954: 3241955: 8521956: 2991957: 5391958: 6411959: 3071960: 4701961: 6701962: 3441963: 5681964: 3221965: 7831966: 5281967: 3411968: 4811969: 4501970: 1,4571971: 5781972: 4611973: 6741974: 1,5431975: 1,0381976: 4631977: 6161978: 5001979: 5861980: 1,0371981: 7171982: 7751983: 1,7441984: 1,1211985: 9241986: 7401987: 1,0771988: 6531989: 1,3761990: 7021991: 5191992: 9761993: 9831994: 1,1401995: 1,8681996: 8091997: 1,0601998: 1,3261999: 1,2072000: 2,0262001: 7902002: 9302003: 1,2432004: 9862005: 1,2072006: 1,5092007: 1,1532008: 8352009: 1,2012010: 1,3602011: 6662012: 7852013: 5732014: 5952015: 5872016: 7742017: 1,3712018: 6932019: 5652020: 6182021: 6022022: 5512023: 8122024: 4992025: 4492026: 3841793186418901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-23 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
17991
18041
18321
18351
18381
18423
18431
18452
18481
18491
18501
18512
18543
18551
18592
18641
18651
18661
18681
18711
18721
18741
18751
18761
18771
18814
18822
18851
18861
18871
18881
18893
18902
18911
18922
18934
18959
18965
18971
18982
18994
19004
19012
19026
19037
190419
19056
19066
190719
190819
190915
19108
191111
191215
191322
191429
191525
1916324
191756
191834
191940
192044
192147
192234
192374
1924194
1925223
1926459
1927247
1928382
1929198
1930472
1931600
1932383
1933281
1934361
1935239
1936377
1937557
1938389
1939279
1940374
1941490
1942557
1943322
1944381
1945652
1946623
1947803
1948259
1949496
1950267
1951462
1952432
1953271
1954324
1955852
1956299
1957539
1958641
1959307
1960470
1961670
1962344
1963568
1964322
1965783
1966528
1967341
1968481
1969450
19701,457
1971578
1972461
1973674
19741,543
19751,038
1976463
1977616
1978500
1979586
19801,037
1981717
1982775
19831,744
19841,121
1985924
1986740
19871,077
1988653
19891,376
1990702
1991519
1992976
1993983
19941,140
19951,868
1996809
19971,060
19981,326
19991,207
20002,026
2001790
2002930
20031,243
2004986
20051,207
20061,509
20071,153
2008835
20091,201
20101,360
2011666
2012785
2013573
2014595
2015587
2016774
20171,371
2018693
2019565
2020618
2021602
2022551
2023812
2024499
2025449
2026384

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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).