Weather Records on 22 September 1979

991 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1979. Highest significance: Leitchfield 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 22 September 1979

On 22 September 1979, 991 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 945 daily.
Leitchfield 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 22 September 1979.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

991 stations

991 station records on 22 September 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yanceyville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Dale 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

991 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 201, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 519, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 22 September 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	201
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	519
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 22 September 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 945.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

872 broken records

Margins by which the 872 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1979

Top 20 records on 22 September 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1979	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1979	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1979	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1979	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1979	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1979	Chatham, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1979	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1979	Tyrone Lock 5, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Ashland, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Clarksville, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Njaksimvol, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Deerfield 1 S, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Spencer, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Greensburg, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1979	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	54 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 991 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	675
20 to 40	111
40 to 60	51
60 to 80	23
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1