Weather Records on 16 September 2022

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2022. Highest significance: Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU.

Key Facts for 16 September 2022

On 16 September 2022, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 498 daily.
Glen Morrison (Millbank) set a daily record precipitation of 50.6 mm (2.0 in) on 16 September 2022.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 16 September 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cryon (Koothney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Portland (Jamieson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Walcha (Craigdarroch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ulety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Danglemah (Rutherglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Attunga (Tarana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Attunga (Minderoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dungowan (Ravencroft)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keepit Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walcha Road ( Boxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tumby Bay (Yadnarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boggabri (Be-Bara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oksendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walcha (Emu Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nida	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Rosevale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Silute	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tomingley (Gundongs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (the Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vojsko	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Loomberah (Pendene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla (Towri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kars Springs (Welldun)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikne I Osterdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Manilla (Glenborah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winton (Dalblair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Karori)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petrovskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle (Keeva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheetham Flats (Jundas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 349.

Records on 16 September 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 2022 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2022

Top 20 records on 16 September 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2022	Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 September 2022	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	79 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Cryon (Koothney), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	111 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Nundle Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Portland (Jamieson St), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Yeoval Post Office, AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Walcha (Craigdarroch), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Ulety, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Danglemah (Rutherglen), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Attunga (Tarana), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Attunga (Minderoo), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Woolbrook (Danglemah Road), AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Dungowan (Ravencroft), AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Keepit Dam, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2022	Walcha Road ( Boxley), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	62 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

1793 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2022. 2022 had 521 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	389
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1