Weather Records on 5 September 1921

82 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1921. Highest significance: Peak Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 5 September 1921

On 5 September 1921, 82 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 77 daily.
Peak Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 5 September 1921.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

82 stations

82 station records on 5 September 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fernmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

82 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 61.

Records on 5 September 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 77.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1921

Top 20 records on 5 September 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1921	Peak Downs, AU	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1921	Emerald Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1921	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1921	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1921	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1921	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1921	Rolleston, AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1921	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1921	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1921	Barringun, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1921	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1921	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1921	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1921	Collaroy Station, AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1921	Nebo, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1921	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1921	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1921	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1921	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1921	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	20 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1921. 1921 had 82 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 10	43
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1