Weather Records on 16 September 1937

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1937. Highest significance: St Georges, CA.

Key Facts for 16 September 1937

On 16 September 1937, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 527 daily.
St Georges set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 16 September 1937.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 16 September 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barauli	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sawai Madhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 16 September 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 179.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1937

Top 20 records on 16 September 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1937	St Georges, CA	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1937	Woomargama Estate, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Nainital, IN	daily rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	179.9 mm (7.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Bungowannah (Roseleigh), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Thanesar, IN	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Jingellic, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Maragle Station, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Roorkee, IN	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Indigo, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Chakrata Kalsi Sr, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Albury, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Landsdown, IN	daily rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Kaithal, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1937	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	37 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 536 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 25	405
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1