Weather Records on 13 September 1981

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1981. Highest significance: Orenburg, RU.

Key Facts for 13 September 1981

On 13 September 1981, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 399 daily.
Orenburg set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 13 September 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 13 September 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lozova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grosser Falkenstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wasserburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St. Anna Parochie	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgievsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reno AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Puch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waldhauser (National Park)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tavernier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 13 September 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1981

Top 20 records on 13 September 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1981	Orenburg, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1981	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1981	Inhambane, MZ	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1981	Xai Xai, MZ	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1981	Lozova, UA	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1981	Vega 2NW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1981	Carson City, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1981	Hawthorne AP, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1981	Donnybrook, AU	daily high max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1981	Ocosingo, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1981	Roy, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1981	Grosser Falkenstein, DE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1981	Pichucalco (Smn), MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1981	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	80 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1981	Guilin, CN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1981	Wasserburg, DE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1981	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1981	Cunderdin, AU	daily high max	32.1 C (89.8 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1981	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1981	Merredin Research Station, AU	daily high max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 408 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	525
2013	966
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	946
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	489
2026	880

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	311
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1