Weather Records on 20 September 1982

911 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1982. Highest significance: Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU.

Key Facts for 20 September 1982

On 20 September 1982, 911 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
335 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 879 daily.
Pokolbin (Ben Ean) set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 20 September 1982.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

911 stations

911 station records on 20 September 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie (Old Northern Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berambing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bexley Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Hills (Collins St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
West Pennant Hills (Oratava A	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pymble (Canisius College)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallacia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gardelegen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Badgerys Creek McMasters F.STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Farm (Liverpool Treatm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wiley Park (Roselands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bondi Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ione 18 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coledale Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

911 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 409.

Records on 20 September 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	409
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1982

Top 20 records on 20 September 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1982	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 September 1982	Cromer Golf Club, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 September 1982	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Glenorie (Old Northern Rd), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Richmond Raaf, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Dufur, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Randwick Racecourse, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Concord Golf Club, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Maroota ( Roberts Road), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Berambing, AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Bexley Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1982	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	51 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

1812 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1982. 1982 had 911 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

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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	709
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	1