Weather Records on 27 September 1981

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1981. Highest significance: Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US.

Key Facts for 27 September 1981

On 27 September 1981, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 653 daily.
Oakridge Fish Hatchery set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 27 September 1981.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 27 September 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dorena	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brackendale (the Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Karori)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Malo D Auckland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taquari-Vai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 September 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 September 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1981

Top 20 records on 27 September 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1981	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1981	Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1981	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1981	Dorena, US	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Winchester, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Dilley 2 S, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Rantoul, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Miyako, JP	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Borzja, RU	monthly low min	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Corvallis Water Bureau, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Leaburg 1 SW, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Lower Hay Creek, US	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Cottage Grove Dam, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1981	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	43 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

1799 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1981. 1981 had 680 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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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	529
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1