Weather Records on 20 September 2016

778 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 2016. Highest significance: Cluny, AU.

Key Facts for 20 September 2016

On 20 September 2016, 778 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
522 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 760 daily.
Cluny set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 20 September 2016.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

778 stations

778 station records on 20 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Skinner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin River Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Estell Manor	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keysville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ueno	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sulina	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Painter 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Garden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riveren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Euston (Prungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crozier	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wave Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Intl	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

778 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 319, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 220.

Records on 20 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	319
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 760.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 2016

Top 20 records on 20 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 2016	Cluny, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2016	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2016	Mount Skinner, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Warruwi, AU	monthly rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Williamston 1 E, US	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Darwin River Dam, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Estell Manor, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Inverway, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Woodgreen, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Oceana NAS, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Monkira, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Galati, RO	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Makurazaki, JP	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Keysville 2 S, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Kurundi, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Ueno, JP	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Flagler 1S, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Sulina, RO	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2016	Painter 2 W, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	45 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

1812 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2016. 2016 had 778 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

Download the Data

Data for records on 2016-09-20: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	567
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1