Weather Records on 13 September 2016

1,093 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 2016. Highest significance: Finley Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 September 2016

On 13 September 2016, 1,093 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
653 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 133 monthly and 958 daily.
Finley Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 35.4 mm (1.4 in) on 13 September 2016.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,093 stations

1,093 station records on 13 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastville (Bonnie Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beretania Pump STN 705	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatanga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camborne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tegel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,093 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 386, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	386
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 133, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

976 broken records

Margins by which the 976 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 2016

Top 20 records on 13 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 2016	Finley Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2016	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2016	Waiehu Camp 484, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2016	Waihee Vly 482, US	monthly rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2016	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2016	Waikapu 390, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2016	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2016	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	113 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Old Faithful, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	109 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Coolatai (Orana), AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Creswick, AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Bealiba, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Hamakuapoko 485, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Beechal, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high max	34.3 C (93.7 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Tarnagulla, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Den Helder-1, NL	monthly high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	67 years	46 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 1,093 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	525
2013	966
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	946
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	489
2026	880

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).