Weather Records on 16 September 1929

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1929. Highest significance: Noupoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 September 1929

On 16 September 1929, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 114 daily.
Noupoort set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 16 September 1929.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 16 September 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 53.

Records on 16 September 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1929

Top 20 records on 16 September 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1929	Noupoort, ZA	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1929	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1929	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1929	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1929	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Asheville, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Lake, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	S Haven, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1929	Douglas, ZA	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	11 years	20 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 121 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 September 1929
Margin	Records
0 to 10	79
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2