Weather Records on 5 September 2016

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 2016. Highest significance: Grass Range, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 2016

On 5 September 2016, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
343 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 599 daily.
Grass Range set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 5 September 2016.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 5 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anda	China	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kununurra Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amderma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Branch STN 324.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menorca/Mao	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anfa	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cagliari	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 2016

Top 20 records on 5 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 2016	Grass Range, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2016	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2016	White Lake, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Borzja, RU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Anda, CN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Moccasin Exp STN, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Kununurra Aero, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	monthly high max	38.0 C (100.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Tarifa, ES	daily high max	33.8 C (92.8 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Powelltown Dnre, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Argyle, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Elk, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	119 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Turtle Lake, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2016	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	123 years	42 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

1802 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2016. 2016 had 651 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 2016-09-05: 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 2026-10-17 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 September 2016
Margin	Records
0 to 10	477
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1