Weather Records on 1 September 1982

642 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1982. Highest significance: Andrews, US.

Key Facts for 1 September 1982

On 1 September 1982, 642 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 612 daily.
Andrews set an all-time record daily precipitation of 228.1 mm (9.0 in) on 1 September 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

642 stations

642 station records on 1 September 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Astolfo Dutra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairchild Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guarani	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

642 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 294.

Records on 1 September 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1982

Top 20 records on 1 September 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1982	Andrews, US	all-time rain	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 September 1982	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1982	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1982	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Astolfo Dutra, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Buckhannon, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Oak Ridge Atdd, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Glenora, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Albion, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Pohnpei WSO, FM	monthly rain	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Moreson, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1982	Liberty, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	42 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

1797 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1982. 1982 had 642 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	381
10 to 20	68
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	2