Weather Records on 16 September 1971

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1971. Highest significance: Woodville 4 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 1971

On 16 September 1971, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 603 daily.
Woodville 4 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 16 September 1971.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 16 September 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Five Dock (Barnwell Park Golf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bexley Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coogoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Wongwie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 September 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 September 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1971

Top 20 records on 16 September 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1971	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1971	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1971	Amite, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Five Dock (Barnwell Park Golf, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Fairmont, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Jennings, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Concord Golf Club, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Frogmoor, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1971	De Bilt, NL	monthly low min	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	37 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 617 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	921

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	469
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1