Weather Records on 14 September 2016

1,387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 2016. Highest significance: Colac (Shire Office), AU.

Key Facts for 14 September 2016

On 14 September 2016, 1,387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
742 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,294 daily.
Colac (Shire Office) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 14 September 2016.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,387 stations

1,387 station records on 14 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lauriston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hiawatha 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Werrimull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Park (White Swan Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wallen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moliagul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,387 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 431, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 311, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 529.

Records on 14 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	431
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	311
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	529
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 88, daily 1,294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,252 broken records

Margins by which the 1,252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 2016

Top 20 records on 14 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 2016	Colac (Shire Office), AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 September 2016	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	123 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 September 2016	Trawalla, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	123 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 September 2016	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 September 2016	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Ballarat Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	78 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Talbot (Post Office), AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Horton, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	119 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Kapalama 773, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Eberys, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Newstead, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Werris Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	124 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Bridgewater (Post Office), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Curlewis Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	72 of 100 (Major)

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

1814 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2016. 2016 had 1,387 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,153
20 to 40	80
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1