Weather Records on 16 September 1934

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1934. Highest significance: Peterborough, CA.

Key Facts for 16 September 1934

On 16 September 1934, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 518 daily.
Peterborough set a daily record precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 16 September 1934.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 16 September 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mifflintown	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shortsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 September 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1934

Top 20 records on 16 September 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1934	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Upper Tract, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Westernport, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Cortland, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Mifflintown, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Lakefield, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Kempten, DE	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Huntingdon, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Amlagora, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Rosera, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Frostburg, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1934	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	40 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 519 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 20	364
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1