Weather Records on 16 September 1972

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1972. Highest significance: Pogranichnyj, RU.

Key Facts for 16 September 1972

On 16 September 1972, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 443 daily.
Pogranichnyj set a daily record precipitation of 60.8 mm (2.4 in) on 16 September 1972.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 16 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuthbert	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1972

Top 20 records on 16 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1972	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Paysandu, UY	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Astrahanka, RU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Ternej, RU	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Big Trout Lake, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Uccle, BE	daily low max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Nhill, AU	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Arnsberg, DE	daily low max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1972	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1972	Ovando, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1972	Pleasant Valley, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1972	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1972	Livingston, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1972	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 451 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	346
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1