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Weather Records on 30 September 1918

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1918. Highest significance: Nordby (Fano), DK.

Key Facts for 30 September 1918

  • On 30 September 1918, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 41 daily.
  • Nordby (Fano) set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 7.6 C (45.7 F) on 30 September 1918.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

45 stations
Weather records on 30 September 1918 45 station records on 30 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
45 station records on 30 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 30 September 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation17.9 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature24.7 C (76.5 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.4 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation21.7 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.9 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation20.5 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.1 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low maximum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WarragulAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.3 C (36.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ToongabbieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HoburgSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.1 C (37.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord high minimum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.7 C (33.3 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low maximum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low maximum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records
Records on 30 September 1918 by type Records set or tied on 30 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 18. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 14Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 9Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 30 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.
Records on 30 September 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum14
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum9
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 30 September 1918 by timescale Records on 30 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 41. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 41all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 30 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 41.
Records on 30 September 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily41

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 September 1918 Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 2: 262 to 4: 64 to 6: 46 to 8: 18 to 10: 210 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 September 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 226
2 to 46
4 to 64
6 to 81
8 to 102
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1918
Top 20 records on 30 September 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 September 1918Nordby (Fano), DKmonthly low max7.6 C (45.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)41 years30 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Tranebjerg, DKdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)44 years25 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)44 years21 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Jonkoping, SEdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Ekaterinburg, RUdaily rain17.9 mm (0.7 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Karlshamn, SEdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)42 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Hambantota, LKdaily high min24.7 C (76.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918West Terschelling, NLdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)5 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Hano_A, SEdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Wrixum/Fohr, DEmonthly low max9.4 C (48.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain21.7 mm (0.9 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain15.9 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain20.5 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)5 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Kristianstad, SEdaily rain18.1 mm (0.7 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Karlshamn, SEmonthly low max8.5 C (47.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1 year14 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Jonkoping, SEmonthly low max6.5 C (43.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1918Warragul, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)16 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

1806 to 1918
Records on 09-30 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1918. 1918 had 45 records. 01,0002,0003,0001806: 11813: 11817: 11819: 21834: 11841: 11842: 11847: 11853: 11854: 11855: 11861: 11862: 11866: 11868: 21869: 31870: 11874: 11877: 11878: 11881: 51883: 21885: 11886: 31887: 11888: 41889: 11892: 21893: 31894: 81895: 51896: 21897: 31898: 31899: 121900: 41901: 111902: 71903: 91904: 141905: 251906: 141907: 161908: 181909: 101910: 51911: 471912: 471913: 101914: 331915: 841916: 2091917: 191918: 451919: 281920: 711921: 611922: 711923: 1831924: 2431925: 2111926: 1941927: 4861928: 5601929: 1811930: 1101931: 2251932: 3631933: 4371934: 3981935: 2091936: 4321937: 4171938: 4281939: 3711940: 3161941: 4821942: 4051943: 4041944: 3691945: 8891946: 3201947: 4331948: 2671949: 3661950: 7311951: 5971952: 5041953: 1,1361954: 1,0591955: 4061956: 3501957: 6631958: 4421959: 1,1591960: 1611961: 6181962: 2021963: 8181964: 3321965: 4591966: 5921967: 8591968: 4491969: 4651970: 3341971: 1,3591972: 6761973: 4071974: 7421975: 6861976: 7751977: 8701978: 3991979: 4791980: 8321981: 6881982: 8061983: 1,1021984: 1,2671985: 1,8921986: 1,8051987: 6491988: 4531989: 7131990: 6651991: 9491992: 9801993: 9881994: 8161995: 1,0611996: 1,3961997: 7291998: 1,2061999: 1,1442000: 8872001: 6992002: 6772003: 1,0792004: 5732005: 7612006: 6172007: 8412008: 5852009: 8262010: 1,0592011: 1,2582012: 6372013: 6342014: 5292015: 9972016: 7462017: 4042018: 7172019: 2,1922020: 5542021: 8232022: 5632023: 1,0122024: 9482025: 5592026: 5231806187418991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1918. 1918 had 45 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-30 in each year
YearRecords
18061
18131
18171
18192
18341
18411
18421
18471
18531
18541
18551
18611
18621
18661
18682
18693
18701
18741
18771
18781
18815
18832
18851
18863
18871
18884
18891
18922
18933
18948
18955
18962
18973
18983
189912
19004
190111
19027
19039
190414
190525
190614
190716
190818
190910
19105
191147
191247
191310
191433
191584
1916209
191719
191845
191928
192071
192161
192271
1923183
1924243
1925211
1926194
1927486
1928560
1929181
1930110
1931225
1932363
1933437
1934398
1935209
1936432
1937417
1938428
1939371
1940316
1941482
1942405
1943404
1944369
1945889
1946320
1947433
1948267
1949366
1950731
1951597
1952504
19531,136
19541,059
1955406
1956350
1957663
1958442
19591,159
1960161
1961618
1962202
1963818
1964332
1965459
1966592
1967859
1968449
1969465
1970334
19711,359
1972676
1973407
1974742
1975686
1976775
1977870
1978399
1979479
1980832
1981688
1982806
19831,102
19841,267
19851,892
19861,805
1987649
1988453
1989713
1990665
1991949
1992980
1993988
1994816
19951,061
19961,396
1997729
19981,206
19991,144
2000887
2001699
2002677
20031,079
2004573
2005761
2006617
2007841
2008585
2009826
20101,059
20111,258
2012637
2013634
2014529
2015997
2016746
2017404
2018717
20192,192
2020554
2021823
2022563
20231,012
2024948
2025559
2026523

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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).