Weather Records on 15 September 1942

278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1942. Highest significance: Luakaha Lower 782, US.

Key Facts for 15 September 1942

On 15 September 1942, 278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 273 daily.
Luakaha Lower 782 set a daily record precipitation of 141.7 mm (5.6 in) on 15 September 1942.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

278 stations

278 station records on 15 September 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chaukuri	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rena	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ansonia 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

278 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 15 September 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1942

Top 20 records on 15 September 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1942	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1942	Glenorchy, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1942	Nanpara, IN	daily rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1942	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1942	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1942	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1942	Chaukuri, IN	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1942	Clay Ctr, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1942	Duranillin, AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1942	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1942	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1942	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	29.3 C (84.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1942	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1942	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1942	Haleakala Rch 432, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1942	Rena, NO	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1942	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1942	Himatnagar, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1942	Yannathan, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1942	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	29 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

1797 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1942. 1942 had 278 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	201
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1