Weather Records on 22 September 1987

1,300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1987. Highest significance: Buffelsklip, ZA.

Key Facts for 22 September 1987

On 22 September 1987, 1,300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
667 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,255 daily.
Buffelsklip set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 22 September 1987.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

1,300 stations

1,300 station records on 22 September 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pacelma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Picinguaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Voroncovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anysrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reitfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pancas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martim Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ester	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,300 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 359, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 308, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 575.

Records on 22 September 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	359
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	308
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	575
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 45, daily 1,255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,136 broken records

Margins by which the 1,136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1987

Top 20 records on 22 September 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1987	Buffelsklip, ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1987	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	95 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1987	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1987	Prince Albert Road, ZA	monthly rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1987	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1987	Groenvlei, ZA	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1987	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1987	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	111 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Leliekloof, ZA	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Grootdam, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Pacelma, RU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Picinguaba, BR	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Erfurt-Bindersleben, DE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Weltevreden, ZA	monthly rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 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

1793 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 1,300 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 20	1,046
20 to 40	83
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1