Weather Records on 22 September 1981

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1981. Highest significance: Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE.

Key Facts for 22 September 1981

On 22 September 1981, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 738 daily.
Weilerswist-Lommersum set a daily record precipitation of 31.3 mm (1.2 in) on 22 September 1981.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 22 September 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Schwalbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kreuznach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niederworresbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken-Sankt Johann	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lorch/Rhein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wenzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melsungen-Burstoss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hameln	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen (Lahntal)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 7 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nacozari (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Homburg/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lerik	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 September 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 September 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 738.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1981

Top 20 records on 22 September 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1981	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1981	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1981	Geisenheim, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Bad Schwalbach, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf), DE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Waldems-Reinborn, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Bad Kreuznach, DE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Niederworresbach, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Glens Falls AP, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Clermont-Ferrand, FR	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Saarbrucken-Sankt Johann, DE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Meteghan River, CA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Lorch/Rhein, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Blankenrath, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Wenzhou, CN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1981	Bad Lippspringe, DE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 754 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	599
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2