Weather Records on 5 September 1922

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1922. Highest significance: Tafelberg Hall, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 September 1922

On 5 September 1922, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 89 daily.
Tafelberg Hall set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 5 September 1922.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 5 September 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 September 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 89.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

86 broken records

Margins by which the 86 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1922

Top 20 records on 5 September 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1922	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1922	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1922	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1922	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1922	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1922	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1922	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1922	Port Alfred, ZA	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1922	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1922	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1922	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1922	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1922	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1922	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1922	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1922	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1922	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1922	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1922	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1922	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	23 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1922. 1922 had 96 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 September 1922
Margin	Records
0 to 10	53
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2