Weather Records on 16 September 1947

763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1947. Highest significance: Vicosa Do Ceara, BR.

Key Facts for 16 September 1947

On 16 September 1947, 763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 729 daily.
Vicosa Do Ceara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 16 September 1947.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

763 stations

763 station records on 16 September 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

763 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 424, Heaviest daily snowfall 14.

Records on 16 September 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	424
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1947

Top 20 records on 16 September 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1947	Vicosa Do Ceara, BR	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1947	Quambone (Sandy Camp), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Putbus, DE	daily high max	27.6 C (81.7 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Erambie, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Bumberry, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Ovando, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Landsburg, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Barry, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Cudgewa State School, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Hargraves (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	33.4 C (92.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Moscow U of I, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1947	Colfax, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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

1793 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 763 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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 50	688
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1