Weather Records on 16 September 2018

921 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2018. Highest significance: Waskish 4NE, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 2018

On 16 September 2018, 921 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
765 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 897 daily.
Waskish 4NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 16 September 2018.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

921 stations

921 station records on 16 September 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	381.3 mm (15.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Ardal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosa Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Springs 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Sanford AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

921 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 282, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 483, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 88.

Records on 16 September 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	282
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	483
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 2018 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 897.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2018

Top 20 records on 16 September 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2018	Waskish 4NE, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	93 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 September 2018	Wadesboro, US	all-time rain	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	37 years	79 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2018	Cheraw, US	all-time rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	78 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2018	Lumberton, US	all-time rain	381.3 mm (15.0 in)	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	19 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2018	Darlington, US	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2018	N Fk 2, US	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2018	Asheboro 2 W, US	monthly rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2018	Greensboro Wtp, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Ovre Ardal, NO	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Marion, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Red Springs 1 SE, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Hondo, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Avon Park 2 W, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Florence Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Tarpley 3S, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Batesburg, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Rosa Brook, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2018	Saltville 1N, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	121 years	44 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 921 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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	630
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1