Weather Records on 23 September 2016

774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 2016. Highest significance: Vernal, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 2016

On 23 September 2016, 774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 748 daily.
Vernal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 23 September 2016.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

774 stations

774 station records on 23 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Price Blm	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pocatello 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fawn Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weber Basin Pump Plt 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Magic Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altamont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoille #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kununurra Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bostetter R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Theda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

774 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 748.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 2016

Top 20 records on 23 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 2016	Vernal, US	all-time rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 September 2016	Price Blm, US	all-time rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2016	Isfjord Radio, NO	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2016	Paul 1ENE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2016	Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2016	Pocatello 2 NE, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Algona, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Cabbage Tree Creek, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Timpanogos Cave, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Green Mountain, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Clarion, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Alta 1 NNW, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Tripoli, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Fawn Creek, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Weber Basin Pump Plt 3, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Preston, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2016	Magic Mountain, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	47 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 774 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	545
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1