Weather Records on 16 September 1957

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1957. Highest significance: Silvan State School, AU.

Key Facts for 16 September 1957

On 16 September 1957, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 481 daily.
Silvan State School set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 16 September 1957.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 16 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burwood Boundary Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canterbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 270.

Records on 16 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

415 broken records

Margins by which the 415 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1957

Top 20 records on 16 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1957	Silvan State School, AU	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1957	Southport, AU	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1957	Murrumbeena Leeds Grove, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1957	Water Valley, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1957	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Lardner (Brandie Braes), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Yannathan, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Ringwood, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Geeveston Police Station, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Holly Bluff, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Killora (Grasmere), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Osterley, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1957	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 500 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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Data for records on 1957-09-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	359
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2