Weather Records on 15 September 1982

1,315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1982. Highest significance: Ukiah, US.

Key Facts for 15 September 1982

On 15 September 1982, 1,315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 404 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,286 daily.
Ukiah set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 15 September 1982.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,315 stations

1,315 station records on 15 September 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yanchep	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yere Yere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mallee Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milmocundin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marbling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Upper 1052	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lucin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muchea Tree Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yongarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,315 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 304, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 613, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 15 September 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	304
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	613
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 15 September 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 1,286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,110 broken records

Margins by which the 1,110 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1982

Top 20 records on 15 September 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1982	Ukiah, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1982	Geraldton Town, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1982	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1982	Narra Tarra, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1982	Gingin, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1982	Armadale, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Manarra, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Strawberry North, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Chelsea, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Yanchep, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Penn Yan, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Pocatello Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	New Norcia, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Yere Yere, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Abernathy, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Wahiawa 930, US	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Mallee Vale, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Dwellingup, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1982	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	45 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 1,315 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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 50	1,100
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1