Weather Records on 16 September 1949

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1949. Highest significance: Gobindpur, IN.

Key Facts for 16 September 1949

On 16 September 1949, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 480 daily.
Gobindpur set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 16 September 1949.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 16 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deolgaon Raja	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marsrakh	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Byglandsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 192, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 16 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	192
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1949

Top 20 records on 16 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1949	Gobindpur, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Dharni, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Makrai, IN	daily rain	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Nandurbar, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Topchanchi, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Pet Jorhat, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Sohagpur, IN	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Bhusaval Sr, IN	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Harda, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Sakri, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Edna 3 SW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Burhanpur Sr, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Parkdale, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1949	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1949	Pachora, IN	all-time rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1949	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1949	Glacier, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1949	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily low max	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1949	Khandwa, IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	32 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 486 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	367
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1