Weather Records on 15 September 1991

1,165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1991. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 15 September 1991

On 15 September 1991, 1,165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
786 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,137 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 15 September 1991.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,165 stations

1,165 station records on 15 September 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Humble Pump STN 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zalari	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ikej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Turkey Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Allandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Terry 21 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,165 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 522, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 September 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	522
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 September 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 1,137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

862 broken records

Margins by which the 862 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1991

Top 20 records on 15 September 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1991	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1991	Sidney, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1991	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1991	Savage, US	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1991	Zima, RU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1991	Nizhneudinsk, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Smith Bay (Smiths Bay), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Parndana (Pioneer Bend), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Glendive, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Lindsay, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Villa Obregon, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Tulun, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Center 4SE, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Miles City AP, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Mizpah 4 NNW, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Watford City 14S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Humble Pump STN 5 WNW, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1991	Zalari, RU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	49 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

1797 to 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1991. 1991 had 1,165 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	772
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2