Weather Records on 16 September 2005

1,112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2005. Highest significance: Kilauea 1134, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 2005

On 16 September 2005, 1,112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
647 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Kilauea 1134 set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 16 September 2005.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,112 stations

1,112 station records on 16 September 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ph Wainiha 1115	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keaau 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yanzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lonsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horatio	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,112 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 251, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 396, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 16 September 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	251
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	396
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 16 September 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

789 broken records

Margins by which the 789 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2005

Top 20 records on 16 September 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2005	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2005	Rochester, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	104 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2005	Batavia, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2005	Tipp City, US	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2005	Anacortes, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Ph Wainiha 1115, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Piqua, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Sewanee, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Keaau 92, US	daily rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Newport, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Sandy Hook, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	130 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Coalcoman (Smn), MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2005	Hayward Rs, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	99 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

1793 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 1,112 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 25	755
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1