Weather Records on 22 September 1982

1,122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1982. Highest significance: Wiluna, AU.

Key Facts for 22 September 1982

On 22 September 1982, 1,122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 571 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,096 daily.
Wiluna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.6 mm (1.0 in) on 22 September 1982.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,122 stations

1,122 station records on 22 September 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tyalgum (Coodgee Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brays Creek (Misty Mountain)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Suddesjaur	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New England Nat.Park (New Engl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Felix	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lookout Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Vale Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Farm (Liverpool Treatm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urbenville Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aughamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,122 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 243, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 328, Heaviest daily rainfall 315, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 22 September 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	243
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	328
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 1,096.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

908 broken records

Margins by which the 908 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1982

Top 20 records on 22 September 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1982	Wiluna, AU	monthly rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1982	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1982	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Samsonvale, AU	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Federal Post Office, AU	monthly rain	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Russell Island, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Tyalgum (Coodgee Street), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Brays Creek (Misty Mountain), AU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Nimbin Post Office, AU	monthly rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Suddesjaur, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	New England Nat.Park (New Engl, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Kyogle Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Hannaford Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Sao Felix, BR	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Storberg, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Point Lookout Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1982	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	46 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

1793 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 1,122 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	804
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1