Weather Records on 16 September 1946

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1946. Highest significance: Uluberia, IN.

Key Facts for 16 September 1946

On 16 September 1946, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 589 daily.
Uluberia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 249.4 mm (9.8 in) on 16 September 1946.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

610 stations

610 station records on 16 September 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gopiballabhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narayangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonamukhi	India	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khatra	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 16 September 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1946

Top 20 records on 16 September 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1946	Uluberia, IN	monthly rain	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Ghatsila Sr, IN	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Jallesore, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Pachet(Kharai), IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Gopiballabhpur, IN	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Budge Budge, IN	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Calera, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Moccasin Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Bahragora, IN	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Suri, IN	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Baliapal, IN	all-time rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Marion 1 N, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Uniontown, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Karanjia, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Narayangarh, IN	all-time rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1946	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	38 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 610 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	463
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1