Weather Records on 16 September 1970

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1970. Highest significance: Mungar Junction, AU.

Key Facts for 16 September 1970

On 16 September 1970, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 621 daily.
Mungar Junction set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 16 September 1970.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 16 September 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vempalli	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doongul State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wolvi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 299.

Records on 16 September 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1970

Top 20 records on 16 September 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1970	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Sarna, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Van Horn, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Pedro Barros, BR	monthly rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Tarikere, IN	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Alma, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Rockhampton Aero, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Bauple, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Vempalli, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Ramdurg, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Kanpur, IN	all-time rain	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Doongul State Forest, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Brenham, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Sirsi, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Ragland 3 SSW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Cape St James, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1970	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	40 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 627 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 10	404
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1