Weather Records on 16 September 1985

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1985. Highest significance: McNary 2N, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 1985

On 16 September 1985, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 530 daily.
McNary 2N set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 16 September 1985.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

539 stations

539 station records on 16 September 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sankt Peter-Ording	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itapicuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beitbridge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Xochiapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 218, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 16 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	218
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1985

Top 20 records on 16 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1985	McNary 2N, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Surat Thani, TH	daily rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Chipinge, ZW	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Baudette, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Tototlan, MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Thorhult, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Anderson, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Attu, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Telchaquillo, MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Webster Springs, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Cacequi, BR	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Denton 2 E, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Clearwater, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1985	Leech Lake, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1985	Brookhaven City, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1985	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1985	Rocky Mt, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1985	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	34 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 539 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	354
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	4