Weather Records on 18 September 1982

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1982. Highest significance: Garden Valley, US.

Key Facts for 18 September 1982

On 18 September 1982, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 590 daily.
Garden Valley set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 18 September 1982.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 18 September 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Saksaulski	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalacinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kargasok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lorch/Rhein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Omsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mayen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tavira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parabel'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St John's A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cacequi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandia Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tascosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuichapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Lucena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludenscheid (Zeppelin-Gymnasiu	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 September 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 September 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1982

Top 20 records on 18 September 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1982	Garden Valley, US	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1982	Saksaulski, KZ	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Kalacinsk, RU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Kargasok, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Mountainair, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Lorch/Rhein, DE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Omsk, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Mayen, DE	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Jindivick North, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Tavira, PT	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Parabel', RU	monthly rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	St John's A, CA	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Napas, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Salisbury, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Simmern-Wahlbach, DE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1982	Galesburg, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	85 years	36 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1982. 1982 had 603 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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 10	451
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1