Weather Records on 18 September 1914

56 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1914. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 18 September 1914

On 18 September 1914, 56 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 54 daily.
Vastervik set a daily record precipitation of 42.8 mm (1.7 in) on 18 September 1914.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

56 stations

56 station records on 18 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

56 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 18 September 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 54.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records

Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1914

Top 20 records on 18 September 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1914	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1914	Nowra Council Offices, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1914	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1914	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Cataract River, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1914	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	19 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

1803 to 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1914. 1914 had 56 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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 18 September 1914
Margin	Records
0 to 10	36
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1