Weather Records on 16 September 1974

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1974. Highest significance: Aracaju, BR.

Key Facts for 16 September 1974

On 16 September 1974, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 377 daily.
Aracaju set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 16 September 1974.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 16 September 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Formoso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Certkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zavetnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caririacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Svatove	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fife	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bodocongo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bilovodsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Possum Kingdom Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ysleta	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
C.A.E. Llera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tohatchi 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 16 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1974

Top 20 records on 16 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1974	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Maracanau, BR	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Bogucar, RU	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Rio Formoso, BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Certkovo, RU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Zavetnoe, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Tamanrasset, DZ	daily low max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Sousa, BR	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Caririacu, BR	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Estancia, BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Svatove, UA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Kasilof 3 NW, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Shawnee, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Guadalajara (Dge), MX	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Zaragoza Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Fife, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Araruna, BR	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1974	Camargo (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	36 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 385 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	244
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1