Weather Records on 24 September 2016

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 2016. Highest significance: Basin, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 2016

On 24 September 2016, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 714 daily.
Basin set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 24 September 2016.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 24 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Lovell	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greybull	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emblem	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wave Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rairden 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Rch HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dome Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record low maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hewinta	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 2016

Top 20 records on 24 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 2016	Basin, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2016	Lovell, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2016	Nenjiang, CN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2016	Ratnagiri, IN	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2016	Gillette 3SE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2016	Greybull, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2016	Wolf Pt, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2016	Emblem, US	all-time rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2016	Saint Anthony, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2016	Busby, US	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2016	Brandenberg, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2016	Sonnette 7 SW, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2016	Mohall, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2016	Burgess Junction, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2016	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2016	Guba, AZ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2016	Miles City AP, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2016	Yellowtail Dam, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2016	Beaver Divide, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2016	Wave Hill, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	51 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

1803 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2016. 2016 had 732 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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Data for records on 2016-09-24: 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	533
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1