Weather Records on 16 September 2007

895 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2007. Highest significance: Canelo 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 2007

On 16 September 2007, 895 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
277 were record highs and 470 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 879 daily.
Canelo 1 NW set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 16 September 2007.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

895 stations

895 station records on 16 September 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkwall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Porjus	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batacosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rayon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Angostura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chino Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goessel 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

895 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 184, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 286, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 16 September 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	184
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	286
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 16 September 2007 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2007

Top 20 records on 16 September 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2007	Canelo 1 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	McPherson, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Big Delta AP, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Howard 2SE, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Calera, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Fredonia, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Kirkwall, GB	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Eskridge, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Hardy, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Howell Wwtp, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Columbus, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Independence, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Cimbaj, UZ	daily low max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.0 C (100.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Calera, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Porjus, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Osceola, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2007	Ft Scott, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	42 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2007. 2007 had 895 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	626
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1