Weather Records on 22 September 1942

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1942. Highest significance: Windsor Kings College, CA.

Key Facts for 22 September 1942

On 22 September 1942, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 310 daily.
Windsor Kings College set an all-time record daily precipitation of 124.0 mm (4.9 in) on 22 September 1942.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 22 September 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	311.7 mm (12.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	264.7 mm (10.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dhing	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	300.5 mm (11.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 22 September 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1942 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 7, daily 310.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1942

Top 20 records on 22 September 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1942	Windsor Kings College, CA	all-time rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1942	Nappan Cda, CA	all-time rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1942	Wolfville, CA	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1942	Charlottetown Cda, CA	all-time rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1942	Truro Nsac, CA	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Barpukhuri, IN	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Upper Shillong, IN	daily rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Jowai, IN	daily rain	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Gauhati Obsy, IN	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Gallivare_A, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Haparanda, SE	all-time rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Hargraves (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Mazbat(Majbat), IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Mangaldai, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Burrundulla, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1942	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1942	Palasbari, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1942	Sekoni, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 323 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	235
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2