Weather Records on 16 September 1964

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1964. Highest significance: Mavelikara, IN.

Key Facts for 16 September 1964

On 16 September 1964, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 324 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 837 daily.
Mavelikara set a daily record precipitation of 142.5 mm (5.6 in) on 16 September 1964.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 16 September 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Merweville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Pass Junction	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Opsoek (Pos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 217, Heaviest daily rainfall 475.

Records on 16 September 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	217
Heaviest daily rainfall	475
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 837.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1964

Top 20 records on 16 September 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1964	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1964	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Loerie (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Calitzdorp (Dam), ZA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Merweville, ZA	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Uitenhage, ZA	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Hangal, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Bathurst Ns,, ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Ibeka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Narsapur, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1964	Ponnur(Ponnuru), IN	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	50 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1964. 1964 had 859 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	658
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1