Weather Records on 14 September 1981

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 1981. Highest significance: Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA.

Key Facts for 14 September 1981

On 14 September 1981, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 470 daily.
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 14 September 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 14 September 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Van Buren 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunter 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bakuriani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aurich	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Midlake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morse	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lame Deer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valley View	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Langara	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 162.

Records on 14 September 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 September 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 1981

Top 20 records on 14 September 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1981	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1981	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1981	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1981	Tororo, UG	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1981	Cameron, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1981	Buffalo, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1981	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1981	Galveston, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1981	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 1981	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1981	Poronajsk, RU	daily low max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1981	Salmon Gums Res.STN., AU	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1981	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1981	Van Buren 1 NE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1981	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1981	Saint Helena, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1981	Camp Crook, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1981	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1981	Southern Cross, AU	daily high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1981	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	29 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

1814 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1981. 1981 had 486 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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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	304
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1