Weather Records on 16 September 2024

885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2024. Highest significance: Picabo, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 2024

On 16 September 2024, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 863 daily.
Picabo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 16 September 2024.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

885 stations

885 station records on 16 September 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Picabo	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kii-Kahuku 911	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckskin Lower	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kornesty	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingisepp	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper San Juan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sulina	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belozersk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gdov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johvi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Botosani	Romania	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

885 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 164.

Records on 16 September 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 863.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2024

Top 20 records on 16 September 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2024	Picabo, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2024	Rapa, PF	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Liberec, CZ	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Ebersberg-Halbing, DE	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Balasore, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Glad Valley 2 W, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Darwin Airport Comparison, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Nanjing, CN	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Orovada 3 W, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Shenkursk, RU	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Kii-Kahuku 911, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Kanin Nos, RU	daily high max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Kirov, RU	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Downieville, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Mc Cook, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Melstone, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Buckskin Lower, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Parnu, EE	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2024	Merced, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	41 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 885 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 10	642
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1