Weather Records on 16 September 1942

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1942. Highest significance: Oestersund-Froesoen, SE.

Key Facts for 16 September 1942

On 16 September 1942, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 498 daily.
Oestersund-Froesoen set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 16 September 1942.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 16 September 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	364.5 mm (14.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terang (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahudha	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ryan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kawai Iki Intake 880	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 September 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 September 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1942

Top 20 records on 16 September 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1942	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1942	Cinclare, US	monthly rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1942	Franklin 3 NW, US	all-time rain	364.5 mm (14.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Beeac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Houma, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Fish Creek (Hoddle Range), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Cressy, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Colac Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Bordertown, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Princetown (Rivernook), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Terang, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1942	Terang (Sunnyside), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 504 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	399
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1