Weather Records on 16 September 2009

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2009. Highest significance: Canton, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 2009

On 16 September 2009, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
482 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 735 daily.
Canton set a daily record precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 16 September 2009.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 16 September 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eudora	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ghurka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxtla Gutierrez (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maracay - B.A. Sucr	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chaucingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tibbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Atexcac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gridino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kassala	Sudan	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zahedan	Iran	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Tule	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hopper	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Maumelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ball Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Calera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Grande	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 180.

Records on 16 September 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2009

Top 20 records on 16 September 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2009	Canton, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 September 2009	Searcy, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2009	Highland Home, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Eudora, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Ghurka, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Gravelly, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Ellijay, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Crystal Valley, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Sheridan, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Manley Hot Springs, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Borinquen AP, PR	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Scottsboro, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Tuxtla Gutierrez (Dge), MX	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Nimrod Dam, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Cleveland, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Georgetown, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Alpharetta 4 SSW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2009	Maracay - B.A. Sucr, VE	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	40 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 754 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	505
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1