Weather Records on 16 September 1952

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1952. Highest significance: Gariabund, IN.

Key Facts for 16 September 1952

On 16 September 1952, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 372 daily.
Gariabund set a daily record precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 16 September 1952.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 16 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ambabhona	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tundi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 16 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1952

Top 20 records on 16 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1952	Gariabund, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Dhamtari, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Ambabhona, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Hornindal, NO	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Eufaula, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Dansville, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Banpur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Milstead, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Alfred, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Smoko, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Borenore Store, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1952	Palakonda, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1952	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1952	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1952	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1952	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low min	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	62 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 378 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	307
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1