Weather Records on 16 September 1963

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1963. Highest significance: Ghaziabad, IN.

Key Facts for 16 September 1963

On 16 September 1963, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 470 daily.
Ghaziabad set an all-time record daily precipitation of 231.7 mm (9.1 in) on 16 September 1963.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 16 September 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	231.7 mm (9.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crisfield Somrs Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	365.0 mm (14.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 16 September 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1963 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 16, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1963

Top 20 records on 16 September 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1963	Ghaziabad, IN	all-time rain	231.7 mm (9.1 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1963	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Carnegie 5 NE, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Hathwa, IN	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Denton 2 E, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Sikandarabad, IN	daily rain	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Salisbury, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Crisfield Somrs Cove, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Sahaswan, IN	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Bulandshahr, IN	all-time rain	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Houma, US	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Eldorado, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1963	Delhi Sadar, IN	all-time rain	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	58 years	43 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 491 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	363
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2