Weather Records on 16 September 2012

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2012. Highest significance: Dialville 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 2012

On 16 September 2012, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 553 daily.
Dialville 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 16 September 2012.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 16 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Mateo Acuitlapilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port San Juan	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pitiquito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tapijulapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alps	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gail	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Vergel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Intl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahnomen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahnomen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apaseo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truth Or Consequences	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Otates V	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Intl	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cannery Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pericos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancelin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 88.

Records on 16 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2012

Top 20 records on 16 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2012	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	San Mateo Acuitlapilco, MX	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Sonora, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Port San Juan, US	monthly rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Ashton 1N, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Pitiquito, MX	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Luling, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Tapijulapa, MX	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Glen Alps, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Salvatierra, MX	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Richfield, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Breckenridge, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Valdez WSO, US	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2012	Seaside, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	37 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 572 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	420
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1