Weather Records on 23 September 1942

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1942. Highest significance: Rani(Ranigoda), IN.

Key Facts for 23 September 1942

On 23 September 1942, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 290 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 554 daily.
Rani(Ranigoda) set a daily record precipitation of 114.6 mm (4.5 in) on 23 September 1942.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 23 September 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marrawah (State School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 240, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 September 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	240
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 September 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1942

Top 20 records on 23 September 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1942	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1942	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1942	Borzja, RU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1942	Khibiny, RU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1942	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1942	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1942	Jowai, IN	daily rain	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1942	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Schreiber, CA	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Tipton, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Racine Wwtp, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Walnut, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1942	Flandreau, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	26 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 557 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 20	451
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2