Weather Records on 16 September 1961

833 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1961. Highest significance: Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 16 September 1961

On 16 September 1961, 833 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 468 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 821 daily.
Cathcart (Old Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 16 September 1961.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

833 stations

833 station records on 16 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarana	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ichhawar	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

833 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 323, Heaviest daily rainfall 232.

Records on 16 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	323
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

671 broken records

Margins by which the 671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1961

Top 20 records on 16 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1961	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1961	Fernbank, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Tarana, IN	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Amraoti, IN	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Aberfeldy, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Burragate Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Reedy Flat, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1961	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	29.7 C (85.5 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	78 years	45 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 833 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	626
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1