Weather Records on 23 September 1981

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1981. Highest significance: Lewiston, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1981

On 23 September 1981, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 686 daily.
Lewiston set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 23 September 1981.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 23 September 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Changsha	China	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ingonish Beach	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magog	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Ephrem	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Issik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Pamphile	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Alban	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Hemmings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 296.

Records on 23 September 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1981

Top 20 records on 23 September 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1981	Lewiston, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1981	Pendzhikent, TJ	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Lawrence, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Farmington, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Burlington Intl AP, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Changsha, CN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Rumford 1 SSE, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Portland Jetport, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Almaty, KZ	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Cairns Post Office, AU	monthly high max	38.0 C (100.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Ingonish Beach, CA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Wakool (Barratta), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Magog, CA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Jerome, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Lawrenceville 3 SW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	St Ephrem, CA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1981	Rumoi, JP	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	19 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 717 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	488
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1