Weather Records on 10 September 1942

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 1942. Highest significance: Dantan, IN.

Key Facts for 10 September 1942

On 10 September 1942, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 269 daily.
Dantan set a daily record precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 10 September 1942.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 10 September 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 10 September 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 September 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 September 1942

Top 20 records on 10 September 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1942	Dantan, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1942	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1942	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1942	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1942	Joseph, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1942	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1942	Moorook, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1942	Susendal, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1942	Kooskia, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1942	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1942	Saint Ignatius, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1942	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1942	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1942	Greenfield Ctr, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1942	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1942	Adel, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1942	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1942	Oracle, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1942	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1942	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	28 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

1812 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1942. 1942 had 271 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

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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 20	190
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1