Weather Records on 23 September 1916

324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1916. Highest significance: Yan Yean, AU.

Key Facts for 23 September 1916

On 23 September 1916, 324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 257 daily.
Yan Yean set a monthly record daily precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 23 September 1916.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

324 stations

324 station records on 23 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Corrong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cundare South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

324 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 307.

Records on 23 September 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 64, daily 257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 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

23 September 1916

Top 20 records on 23 September 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1916	Yan Yean, AU	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Kyneton Post Office, AU	all-time rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Blackwood, AU	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Bacchus Marsh, AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Wentworth Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Violet Town, AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Fryerstown, AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Kew, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Melton, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Tullaroop Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Bindara (Netley), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Ballan, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1916	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 324 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 10	162
10 to 20	92
20 to 30	37
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1