Weather Records on 13 September 1974

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1974. Highest significance: St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU.

Key Facts for 13 September 1974

On 13 September 1974, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 470 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 930 daily.
St Patricks River (Targa Farm) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 121.0 mm (4.8 in) on 13 September 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 13 September 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culym	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	308.9 mm (12.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rossarden (Aberfoyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moltema (Craythorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 256, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 214, Heaviest daily rainfall 314.

Records on 13 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	256
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	214
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 930.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

759 broken records

Margins by which the 759 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1974

Top 20 records on 13 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1974	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	monthly rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1974	Billabalong, AU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1974	Nubeena, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1974	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1974	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Derby Post Office, AU	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Caveside, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	La Grange, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Cressy House, AU	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Carrick (Oaks Road), AU	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Wabash, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Luling, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1974	Taylor, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 965 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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	701
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2