Weather Records on 11 September 2016

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 2016. Highest significance: Mierkenis_A, SE.

Key Facts for 11 September 2016

On 11 September 2016, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
538 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 662 daily.
Mierkenis_A set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 11 September 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 11 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mierkenis_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dikson	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kochki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ohe'o 258.6	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schmucke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orly	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jharsuguda	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Karenga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 256, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 95.

Records on 11 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	256
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 662.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 2016

Top 20 records on 11 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 2016	Mierkenis_A, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2016	Alderley, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2016	Nanping, CN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Fuzhou, CN	daily rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Ndjamena, TD	daily low min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	S Haven, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	115 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Seward AP, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Middleboro, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Delaware Lake, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Tellico Plains, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high min	15.9 C (60.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	McGrath AP, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Northam, AU	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2016	Milesovka, CZ	daily high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	90 years	41 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

1809 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2016. 2016 had 677 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

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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	539
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1