Weather Records on 22 September 1975

591 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1975. Highest significance: Purcellville, US.

Key Facts for 22 September 1975

On 22 September 1975, 591 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 412 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 576 daily.
Purcellville set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 22 September 1975.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

591 stations

591 station records on 22 September 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nalcik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	170.3 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dmanisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balancan de Dominguez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vaughn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rocksprings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

591 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 218, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 22 September 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	218
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1975

Top 20 records on 22 September 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1975	Purcellville, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1975	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Nalcik, RU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Corner Brook, CA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Kandalaksa, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Carlsbad, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Hovlandsdal, NO	monthly rain	170.3 mm (6.7 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Dmanisi, GE	monthly rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Saguache, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Mtn Park, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Grapevine Dam, US	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Spicer, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Gayndah Post Office, AU	monthly high min	20.9 C (69.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	14.9 C (58.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Florence, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Galveston, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Whiting Fld NAS, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1975	Pjatigorsk, RU	monthly rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	39 years	35 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 591 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 10	412
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1