Weather Records on 16 September 1981

765 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1981. Highest significance: Hot Springs 2, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 1981

On 16 September 1981, 765 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 750 daily.
Hot Springs 2 set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 16 September 1981.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

765 stations

765 station records on 16 September 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madereros	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Myronivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaluga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotonosha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soroca	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Briceni	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Serov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watauga Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxtla Gutierrez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Komrat	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

765 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 242.

Records on 16 September 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 750.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1981

Top 20 records on 16 September 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1981	Hot Springs 2, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1981	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1981	Estancia 4N, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Madereros, MX	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Chon Buri, TH	all-time rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Moscow, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Myronivka, UA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Gayvoron, UA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Pichucalco (Smn), MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Brandonville, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Kanchanaburi, TH	daily rain	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Kaluga, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Zolotonosha, UA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1981	Springfield Exp STN, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 765 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	576
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1