Weather Records on 5 September 1919

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1919. Highest significance: Denman (Palace Street), AU.

Key Facts for 5 September 1919

On 5 September 1919, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 58 daily.
Denman (Palace Street) set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 5 September 1919.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 5 September 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ledknapper Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tomago	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.

Records on 5 September 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1919

Top 20 records on 5 September 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1919	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1919	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Armagh, GB	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Denman (Martindale), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Gavle, SE	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Orebro, SE	daily high max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Outalpa, AU	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Prince Albert, CA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Sveg, SE	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Ledknapper Tank, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Skara 1, SE	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1919	Boras, SE	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	29 years	15 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

1802 to 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1919. 1919 had 60 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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 5	45
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1