Weather Records on 16 September 2014

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2014. Highest significance: Duncan, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 2014

On 16 September 2014, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 482 daily.
Duncan set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 16 September 2014.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 16 September 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Millau	France	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deming Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hannagan Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jiexiu	China	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usher Twr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holcombe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincang	China	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oasis Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laporte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wushaoling	China	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cali/Alfonso Bonill	Colombia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ferron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 72.

Records on 16 September 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

379 broken records

Margins by which the 379 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2014

Top 20 records on 16 September 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2014	Duncan, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2014	Millau, FR	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Ellensburg, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	234.4 mm (9.2 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Anyang, CN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Running Stream (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Redlands, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Tularosa, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	El Capitan Dam, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Minden, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Springerville, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Deming Muni AP, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Perry, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Northwood, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2014	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	38 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2014. 2014 had 490 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	366
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1