Weather Records on 16 September 1935

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1935. Highest significance: Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU.

Key Facts for 16 September 1935

On 16 September 1935, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 294 daily.
Adelaide (Glen Osmond) set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 16 September 1935.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 16 September 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chechat	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 16 September 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1935

Top 20 records on 16 September 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1935	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Echunga Golf Course, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Stirling, AU	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Moonambel, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Bah, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Cherry Gardens, AU	all-time rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Kulpahar, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Mount Barker, AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Middle Creek (Leneva), AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Dayanathpur, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Meadows, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Nairne, AU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Woodside, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1935	Sac City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1935	Kessariah, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1935	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	0 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

1793 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1935. 1935 had 303 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	216
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4