Weather Records on 16 September 1968

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1968. Highest significance: Altentreptow, DE.

Key Facts for 16 September 1968

On 16 September 1968, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 478 daily.
Altentreptow set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 16 September 1968.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 16 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malakwa Eagle R Hatchery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1968

Top 20 records on 16 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1968	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1968	Angermunde, DE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1968	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1968	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1968	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1968	Mahuadaur, IN	daily rain	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Anklam, DE	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Florence, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Greenville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Coquitlam Lake, CA	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Malakwa Eagle R Hatchery, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Estevan Point, CA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Ottapalam, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1968	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	47 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 496 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	371
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	5