Weather Records on 22 September 1971

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1971. Highest significance: Hereford, US.

Key Facts for 22 September 1971

On 22 September 1971, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 343 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 489 daily.
Hereford set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 22 September 1971.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 22 September 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ware Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cemal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montmorillon	France	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Center	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umbarger	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 September 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 September 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1971

Top 20 records on 22 September 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1971	Hereford, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Mullen 3S, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Ware Shoals, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Warooka, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Arthur, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Cemal, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Montmorillon, FR	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Victor, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Elkhart, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Las Animas, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Crockett, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1971	Red Rvr, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1971	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1971	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1971	Crescent Lake Nwr, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1971	Red Rvr, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1971	Longview, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	33 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 500 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	401
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1