Weather Records on 22 September 1980

1,199 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1980. Highest significance: Barkly West (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 September 1980

On 22 September 1980, 1,199 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
787 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,142 daily.
Barkly West (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 22 September 1980.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,199 stations

1,199 station records on 22 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yere Yere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schwangau-Horn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galesville 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,199 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 528, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	528
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 53, daily 1,142.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

931 broken records

Margins by which the 931 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1980

Top 20 records on 22 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1980	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1980	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1980	Wannamal, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1980	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1980	Waddamana Field Study Centre, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	North End, ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	West Bend, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Winburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Muscoda, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Florisbad, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Korana "Xorana", ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Port Washington, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Allambie, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Shannon Hec, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Nelsdrift, ZA	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Ookala 223, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1980	Yere Yere, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	45 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 1,199 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 100	930
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1