Weather Records on 29 September 2016

912 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 2016. Highest significance: Kensington Upper (Burnside), AU.

Key Facts for 29 September 2016

On 29 September 2016, 912 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 866 daily.
Kensington Upper (Burnside) set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 29 September 2016.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

912 stations

912 station records on 29 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kensington Upper (Burnside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kimba (Cortlinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Whyte-Yarcowie (Gum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hilltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hindmarsh Valley (Fernbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie (Eremophila Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petersville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Robacksdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell (Winter Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heathfield Works Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckleboo (Hi-View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

912 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 449.

Records on 29 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	449
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 41, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 2016

Top 20 records on 29 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2016	Kensington Upper (Burnside), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 September 2016	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 September 2016	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	100 years	77 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	105 years	76 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	118 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Mount Compass, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	109 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Adelaide (Morphett Vale), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Fukuoka, JP	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Saga, JP	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Kimba (Cortlinye), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Whyte-Yarcowie (Gum Park), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2016	Farrell Flat, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2016	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	118 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2016	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	118 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2016	Hilltown, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 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

1836 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 2016. 2016 had 912 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 2016-09-29: 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	767
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2