Weather Records on 16 September 1943

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1943. Highest significance: Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES.

Key Facts for 16 September 1943

On 16 September 1943, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 261 daily.
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr set an all-time record daily precipitation of 265.0 mm (10.4 in) on 16 September 1943.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 16 September 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noonegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moroco East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Higginsville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 September 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

204 broken records

Margins by which the 204 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1943

Top 20 records on 16 September 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1943	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	all-time rain	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1943	Puri, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1943	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1943	Melur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1943	Talcher, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1943	Kunda, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1943	Saraipali, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1943	Bargarh, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1943	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1943	Papanasam, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1943	Nidamangalam, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1943	Sendamangalam, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1943	Liberty, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1943	Korba, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1943	Sirkali, IN	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1943	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1943	Kumbhakonam, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1943	State UNIV, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1943	Perumbalur, IN	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1943	Bancroft, CA	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	25 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 270 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	178
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1