Weather Records on 23 September 1929

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1929. Highest significance: Parks Spring Rch, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1929

On 23 September 1929, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 191 daily.
Parks Spring Rch set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 23 September 1929.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 23 September 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parks Spring Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 September 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 191.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records

Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1929

Top 20 records on 23 September 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1929	Parks Spring Rch, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1929	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1929	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Springer, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Benson, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Socorro, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Ipswich, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Taos, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Summerville 4W, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Milledgeville, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Worthington, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Taos, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1929	Howard, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 198 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	131
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	2