Weather Records on 22 September 2012

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 2012. Highest significance: Kristianstad, SE.

Key Facts for 22 September 2012

On 22 September 2012, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 558 daily.
Kristianstad set a daily record precipitation of 34.1 mm (1.3 in) on 22 September 2012.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 22 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coles Bay (Freycinet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Norte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juan Aldama	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saffle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holcombe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valujki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad-Airport	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatecas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minchumina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harbin	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Novoselenginsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hemse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nieves	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dorena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shangzhi	China	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jarud Qi	China	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bangassou	Central African Republic	Record low maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 22 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 2012

Top 20 records on 22 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 2012	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Mount Wellington, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Kaneohe Bay MCAS, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	125 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Karlstad, SE	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	121 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Fort Huachuca, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Coles Bay (Freycinet), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Woodbridge, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Vanersborg, SE	daily low max	7.7 C (45.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	125 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Tonsina, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Ikerasassuaq, GL	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2012	Puntilla, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	40 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 568 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	667
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	688
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	384
2026	301

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	355
5 to 10	29
10 to 15	19
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1