Weather Records on 16 September 2011

1,265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2011. Highest significance: Ely AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 2011

On 16 September 2011, 1,265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 787 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,249 daily.
Ely AP set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 16 September 2011.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

1,265 stations

1,265 station records on 16 September 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ely AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cuauhtemoc (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Faskally	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Teloloapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ward Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Picacho	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wushaoling	China	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Manantial	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. la Victoria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taiyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aldama (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,265 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 565, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 120.

Records on 16 September 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	565
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 1,249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

920 broken records

Margins by which the 920 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2011

Top 20 records on 16 September 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2011	Ely AP, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Chuxiong, CN	monthly rain	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Sewanee, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Cuauhtemoc (Dge), MX	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Faskally, GB	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Black Rock, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Teloloapan, MX	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Crosbyton, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Berry Creek, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Ward Mountain, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Clay Ctr, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Picacho, US	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Plainview, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Pali Golf Course 788.1, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Clifton, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Winfield 3NE, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Prairie du Chien, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2011	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	137 years	43 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 1,265 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 10	886
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1