Weather Records on 22 September 1978

620 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1978. Highest significance: Nuriootpa, AU.

Key Facts for 22 September 1978

On 22 September 1978, 620 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 598 daily.
Nuriootpa set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 22 September 1978.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

620 stations

620 station records on 22 September 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Samara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Las Cuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rayones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glenside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

620 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 22 September 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 22 September 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1978

Top 20 records on 22 September 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1978	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1978	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1978	Bezenchuk, RU	monthly rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1978	Samara, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Metten, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Areia (Ufpb), BR	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Greenock, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Arteaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Rosedale (Turretfield Research, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Ipiau, BR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Las Cuevas, MX	daily rain	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	191.7 mm (7.5 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Rayones, MX	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Iturbide, MX	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Adelaide (Glenside), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Rugby (Carovale), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1978	Irkutsk, RU	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	79 years	41 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 620 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 50	505
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1