Weather Records on 24 September 1916

253 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1916. Highest significance: Murchison, AU.

Key Facts for 24 September 1916

On 24 September 1916, 253 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 208 daily.
Murchison set an all-time record daily precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 24 September 1916.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

253 stations

253 station records on 24 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wargam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Springfield 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tinapagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conoble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talyealye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

253 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 238.

Records on 24 September 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 36, daily 208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1916

Top 20 records on 24 September 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1916	Murchison, AU	all-time rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1916	Euroa, AU	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1916	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1916	Yea, AU	all-time rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1916	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1916	Wargam, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1916	Warwillah, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1916	Cornalla, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1916	Steam Plains 1, AU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1916	Yielima Post Office, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1916	Cobar (Springfield 2), AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1916	Conargo (Willurah), AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1916	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1916	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	all-time rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1916	Kew, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1916	Moama, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1916	Boomanoomana, AU	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1916	Wentworth (Wamberra Station), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1916	Benerembah, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1916	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	52 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

1803 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1916. 1916 had 253 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 September 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	106
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	48
30 to 40	23
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4