Weather Records on 23 September 1982

775 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1982. Highest significance: Cumbalum (Fairview), AU.

Key Facts for 23 September 1982

On 23 September 1982, 775 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 436 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 759 daily.
Cumbalum (Fairview) set a daily record precipitation of 84.2 mm (3.3 in) on 23 September 1982.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

775 stations

775 station records on 23 September 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Farm (Liverpool Treatm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whian Whian (Rummery Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bochil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gorjacij Kljuc	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Koog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

775 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 297, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 September 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	297
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1982

Top 20 records on 23 September 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1982	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1982	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1982	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1982	Zanthus, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Warwick Farm (Liverpool Treatm, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	El Burrero, MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Giru Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Laranjeiras, BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Wien, AT	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Plain Dealing, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1982	Whian Whian (Rummery Park), AU	monthly rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	37 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 775 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	545
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1