Weather Records on 19 September 1983

1,630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1983. Highest significance: Rapelje, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1983

On 19 September 1983, 1,630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
496 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 1,530 daily.
Rapelje set a monthly record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 19 September 1983.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 407 records.

Record Map

1,630 stations

1,630 station records on 19 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Colina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Verde Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madre de Deus de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Itirapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sumidouro-Usina Sao Jorge	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	177.7 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corumbatai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waghausel-Kirrlach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Castores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Joanopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Fatima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mococa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Francisco da Corredeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sete Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman 12 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman 12 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pentagna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Azul Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Val de Palmas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itapecerica da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,630 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 674, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 19 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	674
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 19 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 96, daily 1,530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,384 broken records

Margins by which the 1,384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1983

Top 20 records on 19 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1983	Rapelje, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	78 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1983	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1983	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1983	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1983	Pierce 1 E, US	monthly rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1983	Ft Logan 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1983	Fazenda Belmonte, BR	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Colina, BR	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Monte Verde Paulista, BR	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Mogi-Mirim, BR	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Jacupiranga, BR	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Wyola 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Itumirim, BR	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Madre de Deus de Minas, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Pontal, BR	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Itirapina, BR	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Monte Alegre Do Sul, BR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1983	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	52 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1983. 1983 had 1,630 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 50	1,289
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1