Weather Records on 16 September 1923

151 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1923. Highest significance: Gunnedah Pool, AU.

Key Facts for 16 September 1923

On 16 September 1923, 151 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 151 daily.
Gunnedah Pool set a daily record low maximum temperature of 10.6 C (51.1 F) on 16 September 1923.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

151 stations

151 station records on 16 September 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Ridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Green Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

151 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 35.

Records on 16 September 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

115 broken records

Margins by which the 115 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1923

Top 20 records on 16 September 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1923	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Stratford, CA	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Barrie, CA	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	London South, CA	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Lakefield, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Gavle, SE	daily high max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Southampton, CA	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Stoney Creek, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Potsdam, DE	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Minden, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Morgantown 1, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1923	Lucknow, CA	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	17 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

1793 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 151 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	78
3 to 5	18
5 to 8	9
8 to 10	3
10 to 13	3
13 to 15	2
15 to 18	1
18 to 20	1