Weather Records on 1 September 2016

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 2016. Highest significance: Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU.

Key Facts for 1 September 2016

On 1 September 2016, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 476 daily.
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara) set a daily record precipitation of 30.4 mm (1.2 in) on 1 September 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 1 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vjatskie Poljany	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Samara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suntar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maliye_Karmakuly	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Mar-Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mumbil (Burrendong Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 1 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 2016

Top 20 records on 1 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 2016	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	127 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2016	Merriwa (Bowglen), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2016	Sedro-Woolley, US	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Collerina (Kenebree), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Ust-Maja, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Vjatskie Poljany, RU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Samara, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Richfield, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Glasgow #2, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Pasighat, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Kilmez, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2016	Ajo, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 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

1797 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2016. 2016 had 522 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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Data for records on 2016-09-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 September 2016
Margin	Records
0 to 10	351
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1