Weather Records on 15 September 1924

103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1924. Highest significance: Kennebec, US.

Key Facts for 15 September 1924

On 15 September 1924, 103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 102 daily.
Kennebec set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 15 September 1924.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

103 stations

103 station records on 15 September 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

103 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 53.

Records on 15 September 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

83 broken records

Margins by which the 83 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1924

Top 20 records on 15 September 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1924	Kennebec, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1924	Salisbury, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1924	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1924	Blakely, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1924	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Covington, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Conway, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Tallahassee, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Yazoo City, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Serviceton, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Grantville, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Columbia, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Leitchville Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1924	Pitea, SE	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	2 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

1797 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1924. 1924 had 103 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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 15 September 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	70
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2