Weather Records on 24 September 1983

1,128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1983. Highest significance: Atibaia, BR.

Key Facts for 24 September 1983

On 24 September 1983, 1,128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
328 were record highs and 481 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Atibaia set a daily record precipitation of 59.5 mm (2.3 in) on 24 September 1983.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

1,128 stations

1,128 station records on 24 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caconde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Pirajibu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Joanopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Amelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tlell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shangzhi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibate	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Carmem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pelly Ranch	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alferes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandspit A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,128 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 379, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 24 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	379
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 24 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 84, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

871 broken records

Margins by which the 871 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1983

Top 20 records on 24 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1983	Atibaia, BR	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Ribeirao Preto, BR	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Caconde, BR	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Eden (Pirajibu), BR	daily rain	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Joanopolis, BR	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Fazenda Santa Amelia, BR	monthly rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Monte Alegre Do Sul, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Tlell, CA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Fazenda Conquista, BR	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Santander Centro, ES	all-time high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Miahuatlan (Dge), MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Ze da Rosa, BR	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Shangzhi, CN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Crown King, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Seward AP, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Franca, BR	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Ft Valley, US	all-time rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003, BR	monthly rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Ibitiuva, BR	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1983	Ibate, BR	monthly rain	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	39 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1983. 1983 had 1,128 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	773
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1