Weather Records on 24 September 1982

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1982. Highest significance: Shirbourne Park, AU.

Key Facts for 24 September 1982

On 24 September 1982, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 686 daily.
Shirbourne Park set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 24 September 1982.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 24 September 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gem Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Springs Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sabrina	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Public AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tulelake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 September 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 September 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1982

Top 20 records on 24 September 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1982	Shirbourne Park, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1982	Gem Lake, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Pacific House, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Salt Springs Pwr House, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Morgan 1 W, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Ukiah, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Fitzgerald, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Mexia, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Lake Sabrina, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Twin Lakes, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Huntington Lake, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Plain Dealing, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Tiger Creek Ph, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1982	Santa Maria Public AP, US	all-time high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	24 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

1803 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1982. 1982 had 702 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	467
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1