Weather Records on 30 September 2014

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 2014. Highest significance: Ft Robinson, US.

Key Facts for 30 September 2014

On 30 September 2014, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 493 daily.
Ft Robinson set an all-time record daily precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 30 September 2014.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 30 September 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mediterranee	France	Record daily precipitation	299.5 mm (11.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oral	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Mtn 12.15	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shenyang	China	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisco	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaena Pt 841.3	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedara	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watauga S Dak 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 30 September 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 September 2014 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 31, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 2014

Top 20 records on 30 September 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 2014	Ft Robinson, US	all-time rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 September 2014	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	113 years	79 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Mediterranee, FR	all-time rain	299.5 mm (11.8 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	75 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Hemingford, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Ft Meade, US	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Chadron 3SW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Oelrichs, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Pactola Dam, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Rapid City 4NW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Custer, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Mt Rushmore Nmem, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 September 2014	Oral, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2014	Upton, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2014	Garden City Exp STN, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2014	Newell, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	57 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

1806 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2014. 2014 had 529 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	529

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Data for records on 2014-09-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	398
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2