Weather Records on 16 September 1944

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1944. Highest significance: Whiteriver 1 SW, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 1944

On 16 September 1944, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 280 daily.
Whiteriver 1 SW set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 16 September 1944.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 16 September 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halliford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 180.

Records on 16 September 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1944

Top 20 records on 16 September 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1944	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1944	Pandharpur, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1944	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1944	Milnes Landing, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1944	Orono, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1944	Gauribidanur, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1944	Lake Kachess, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1944	Tara Shire Council, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1944	Lake Keechelus, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1944	Gokak, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1944	Karjat, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1944	Chernjaevo, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1944	Simferopol, UA	daily low min	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1944	Halliford, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1944	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1944	Saint John, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1944	Karad, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1944	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1944	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1944	Sangola, IN	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	0 years	29 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 284 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 September 1944
Margin	Records
0 to 10	195
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2