Weather Records on 24 September 1981

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1981. Highest significance: Jackman, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1981

On 24 September 1981, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 572 daily.
Jackman set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 24 September 1981.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 24 September 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garruchos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tascosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 September 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 September 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1981

Top 20 records on 24 September 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1981	Jackman, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1981	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Brassua Dam, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Moosehead, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Millinocket, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Corinna, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Vega 2NW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Kinston 7 SE, US	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Pichucalco (Smn), MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Viewmount, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Belfast, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	San Jon, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Cameron, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Libby 32 SSE, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Lumberton, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Pinkham Notch, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1981	Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl A, CA	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	37 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

1803 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1981. 1981 had 604 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	445
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3