Weather Records on 25 September 1916

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1916. Highest significance: Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU.

Key Facts for 25 September 1916

On 25 September 1916, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 134 daily.
Tilpa (Tongo Road) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 25 September 1916.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 25 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Derra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 134.

Records on 25 September 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

130 broken records

Margins by which the 130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1916

Top 20 records on 25 September 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1916	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Pooncarie Mail Agency, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Melton, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Ballan, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Yarrawalla South, AU	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Heathcote, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Roseberry, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1916	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1916	Carabost, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1916	Urana Post Office, AU	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1916	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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

1825 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1916. 1916 had 139 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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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	85
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1