Weather Records on 16 September 1994

1,008 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1994. Highest significance: Brackettville, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 1994

On 16 September 1994, 1,008 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
534 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 977 daily.
Brackettville set a daily record precipitation of 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 16 September 1994.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

1,008 stations

1,008 station records on 16 September 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alnarp Fruktavdelning	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Horby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gillastig	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Svalov	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungbyhed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rorsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grundsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vitemolla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olofstrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ilomantsi Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alapajevsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tohmajarvi Kemie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalcazar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kacug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stehag	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halstad	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Papagayos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Klippan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jarvso	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Punkaharju Laukansaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomelilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stora_Segerstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkam	China	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kolba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mjuamala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amotsbruk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,008 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 218, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 316, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 September 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	218
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	316
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 September 1994 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 977.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

806 broken records

Margins by which the 806 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1994

Top 20 records on 16 September 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1994	Brackettville, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1994	Bajandaj, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1994	Lund, SE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	121 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1994	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 September 1994	Malmo, SE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Alnarp Fruktavdelning, SE	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Horby, SE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Tvingelshed, SE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Chandler, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Ronneby-Bredakra, SE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Hammond, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Reeder 13 N, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Steele 4N, US	all-time rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Bolshoe Goloustnoe, RU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Bjornstorp, SE	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Gillastig, SE	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Svalov, SE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1994	Ljungbyhed, SE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	50 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 1,008 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	739
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3