Weather Records on 21 September 1982

1,484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 September 1982. Highest significance: Gloucester Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 September 1982

On 21 September 1982, 1,484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
486 were record highs and 390 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,446 daily.
Gloucester Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 87.2 mm (3.4 in) on 21 September 1982.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,484 stations

1,484 station records on 21 September 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 September 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clontarf Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yongarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New England Nat.Park (New Engl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan State Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spassk Dalniy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loris 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sim Jue Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ines	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bondi Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coledale Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,484 records

Records set or tied on 21 September 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 202, Heaviest daily rainfall 607, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 21 September 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	202
Heaviest daily rainfall	607
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 September 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,270 broken records

Margins by which the 1,270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 September 1982

Top 20 records on 21 September 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 September 1982	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
21 September 1982	Alderley, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 September 1982	Three Springs, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 September 1982	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 September 1982	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 September 1982	Clontarf Farm, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Raglan, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Glenlands, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Jequie, BR	all-time rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Barnong, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	St Marys Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Canna, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1982	Yongarloo, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 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

1805 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1982. 1982 had 1,484 records.

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

Records on 09-21 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1812	1
1825	2
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	10
1892	1
1893	10
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	6
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	5
1902	5
1903	8
1904	20
1905	12
1906	17
1907	10
1908	17
1909	10
1910	8
1911	18
1912	26
1913	37
1914	29
1915	34
1916	48
1917	28
1918	43
1919	54
1920	29
1921	64
1922	35
1923	232
1924	291
1925	278
1926	178
1927	165
1928	81
1929	232
1930	82
1931	681
1932	242
1933	193
1934	492
1935	199
1936	329
1937	487
1938	508
1939	308
1940	908
1941	416
1942	291
1943	407
1944	413
1945	507
1946	176
1947	534
1948	301
1949	298
1950	334
1951	241
1952	430
1953	382
1954	453
1955	752
1956	1,100
1957	366
1958	588
1959	513
1960	418
1961	441
1962	1,085
1963	306
1964	374
1965	1,088
1966	565
1967	577
1968	790
1969	593
1970	708
1971	645
1972	599
1973	421
1974	652
1975	528
1976	694
1977	918
1978	818
1979	736
1980	990
1981	696
1982	1,484
1983	2,207
1984	707
1985	796
1986	671
1987	965
1988	557
1989	1,002
1990	716
1991	1,021
1992	752
1993	911
1994	713
1995	2,002
1996	1,233
1997	1,112
1998	1,481
1999	1,025
2000	884
2001	718
2002	696
2003	959
2004	888
2005	1,143
2006	920
2007	742
2008	740
2009	715
2010	1,290
2011	542
2012	595
2013	769
2014	716
2015	565
2016	989
2017	1,178
2018	1,051
2019	833
2020	580
2021	465
2022	1,049
2023	783
2024	470
2025	588
2026	469

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,199
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2