Weather Records on 16 September 2015

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2015. Highest significance: Manoa 712.1, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 2015

On 16 September 2015, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
530 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 899 daily.
Manoa 712.1 set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 16 September 2015.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

926 stations

926 station records on 16 September 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Malad City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mangsbodarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa Ver.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spur Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Elephant	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emigrant Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottenberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Bear	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordkoster A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Valley - Eureka 14NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brindisi	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eikeland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiskey Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porsgrunn Brannstasjon	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Capt Jose A Quinones Gonzale	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Two Ocean Plateau	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 295.

Records on 16 September 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 899.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

764 broken records

Margins by which the 764 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2015

Top 20 records on 16 September 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2015	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2015	Divide, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2015	Malad City, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2015	Richmond, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Grace, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Cuyamaca, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Halden, NO	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Preston, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Mangsbodarna, SE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Willows 6 W, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Ratnagiri, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Alta, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Jalapa Ver., MX	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Cloquet, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Spur Park, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2015	Two Harbors, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	44 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 926 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	671
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2