Weather Records on 12 September 2016

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 2016. Highest significance: Clarion 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 12 September 2016

On 12 September 2016, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
574 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 673 daily.
Clarion 3 SW set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 12 September 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 12 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Karawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pontevedra	Spain	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bettles AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatanga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neuruppin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Volochanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saskylah	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cannery Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dikson	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Writtle	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neuhaus Am Rennweg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schmucke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dachwig	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szczecin	Poland	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatanga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 358, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	358
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 75, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 2016

Top 20 records on 12 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 2016	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	125 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2016	Karawa, AU	monthly rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Pontevedra, ES	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Rothamsted, GB	monthly high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Orangeburg 2, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	132 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	West Souburg, NL	monthly high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Oxford, GB	daily high max	29.2 C (84.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	124 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Bettles AP, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Durham, GB	daily high max	27.3 C (81.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	124 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Kaiserslautern, DE	monthly high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Culman, RU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Palolo Vly 718, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	27.9 C (82.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	124 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Wisley, GB	daily high max	30.3 C (86.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	124 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	Bely Island, RU	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2016	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 748 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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Data for records on 2016-09-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	643
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1