Weather Records on 19 September 2016

999 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 2016. Highest significance: Victoria River Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 19 September 2016

On 19 September 2016, 999 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 981 daily.
Victoria River Downs set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 19 September 2016.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

999 stations

999 station records on 19 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Camfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alcan Minesite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weethalle (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Kelgoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nhulunbuy Dtw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond (Koala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Corowood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abingdon 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tindal Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverwood Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cdu Katherine Rural Campus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coolmunda Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

999 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 379, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 406.

Records on 19 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	379
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	406
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 981.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 2016

Top 20 records on 19 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 2016	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	129 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 September 2016	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2016	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2016	Camfield, AU	monthly rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2016	Patuxent River NAS, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2016	Jabiru Airport, AU	monthly rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2016	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2016	Koolpinyah, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2016	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2016	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	114 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 September 2016	Gove Airport, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2016	Hargraves (the Elders), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2016	Alcan Minesite, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2016	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2016	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2016	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	126 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2016	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2016	Weethalle (Mountain View), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2016	Galati, RO	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2016	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	52 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

1805 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2016. 2016 had 999 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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	760
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1