Weather Records on 17 September 1982

606 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1982. Highest significance: Sable Island, CA.

Key Facts for 17 September 1982

On 17 September 1982, 606 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 589 daily.
Sable Island set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.2 mm (3.9 in) on 17 September 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

606 stations

606 station records on 17 September 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chokpak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ernabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aul Turara Ryskulov	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Soure	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laveen 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Daniels Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maljamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Resolute Cars	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victorville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Estanzuela (Eele)	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

606 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 September 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 September 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1982

Top 20 records on 17 September 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1982	Sable Island, CA	monthly rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Chokpak, KZ	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	San Felipe, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Ernabella, AU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Mecca Fire STN, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Nanning, CN	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Armagh, GB	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Aul Turara Ryskulov, KZ	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Hawarden Bridge, GB	daily high max	26.3 C (79.3 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Independence, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Borzja, RU	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Danevang 1 W, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1982	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1982	Brest-Guipavas, FR	daily high max	28.6 C (83.5 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1982	Sape, BR	monthly rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1982	Nova Soure, BR	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1982	Le Bourget, FR	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1982	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1982	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1982. 1982 had 606 records.

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

Records on 09-17 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1797	1
1805	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	2
1845	1
1847	3
1848	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	2
1854	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1881	1
1882	2
1884	3
1885	3
1886	6
1888	2
1889	8
1891	1
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	9
1897	4
1898	7
1899	1
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	28
1904	2
1905	17
1906	10
1907	15
1908	13
1909	7
1910	38
1911	15
1912	17
1913	28
1914	38
1915	48
1916	40
1917	255
1918	41
1919	21
1920	40
1921	66
1922	47
1923	159
1924	80
1925	338
1926	154
1927	420
1928	78
1929	168
1930	147
1931	564
1932	425
1933	415
1934	246
1935	321
1936	219
1937	463
1938	363
1939	294
1940	326
1941	328
1942	581
1943	513
1944	403
1945	614
1946	620
1947	680
1948	630
1949	292
1950	412
1951	359
1952	263
1953	344
1954	449
1955	649
1956	437
1957	405
1958	806
1959	1,210
1960	385
1961	657
1962	432
1963	297
1964	559
1965	1,394
1966	523
1967	331
1968	691
1969	352
1970	412
1971	898
1972	556
1973	638
1974	491
1975	478
1976	636
1977	641
1978	764
1979	804
1980	794
1981	1,155
1982	606
1983	862
1984	1,006
1985	448
1986	1,314
1987	926
1988	982
1989	863
1990	650
1991	1,407
1992	686
1993	950
1994	986
1995	1,145
1996	1,342
1997	1,057
1998	1,137
1999	1,102
2000	1,318
2001	895
2002	1,025
2003	586
2004	872
2005	1,042
2006	1,344
2007	752
2008	886
2009	871
2010	907
2011	1,116
2012	597
2013	1,253
2014	571
2015	953
2016	707
2017	455
2018	899
2019	774
2020	651
2021	345
2022	313
2023	646
2024	954
2025	634
2026	968

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 September 1982
Margin	Records
0 to 10	440
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1