Weather Records on 15 September 2016

988 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 2016. Highest significance: Gumbardo, AU.

Key Facts for 15 September 2016

On 15 September 2016, 988 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
541 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 947 daily.
Gumbardo set a daily record precipitation of 63.4 mm (2.5 in) on 15 September 2016.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

988 stations

988 station records on 15 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jackson Community Postal Agen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kensington Upper (Burnside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ohe'o 258.6	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandspit River (Ringrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jervois	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Monument	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asturias/Aviles	Spain	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho Beach 93.11	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent (Twilight Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

988 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 290, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 356.

Records on 15 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	290
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 947.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 2016

Top 20 records on 15 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 2016	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2016	Penneshaw, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2016	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2016	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	172.9 mm (6.8 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2016	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2016	Belah Park, AU	monthly rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2016	Campbell Town (Greenhill), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2016	Chatsworth, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2016	Jackson Community Postal Agen, AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2016	Kensington Upper (Burnside), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2016	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2016	Stradbroke Station, AU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2016	Mount Wellington, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2016	Sullivans Is, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2016	Ohe'o 258.6, US	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2016	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2016	Sandspit River (Ringrove), AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2016	Levendale, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2016	Cherry Gardens, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2016	Connorville (Lake River), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	57 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 988 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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 50	862
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1