Weather Records on 16 September 1948

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1948. Highest significance: Vajda-Guba, RU.

Key Facts for 16 September 1948

On 16 September 1948, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 534 daily.
Vajda-Guba set a daily record precipitation of 30.9 mm (1.2 in) on 16 September 1948.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 16 September 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 208.

Records on 16 September 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1948

Top 20 records on 16 September 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1948	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1948	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1948	San German 4 W, PR	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1948	Meda, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1948	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1948	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1948	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1948	Plashett, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1948	Rennie (Pine View), AU	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1948	Montville "Craglands", AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1948	Boorowa Post Office, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1948	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1948	Heathcote, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1948	Jetsonville ( Muskfield ), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1948	Katella, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1948	Redesdale, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1948	Tonderburine, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1948	Atlanta 1 E, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1948	Tranqubar, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1948	Meja, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 541 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	434
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1