Weather Records on 22 September 1974

1,075 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1974. Highest significance: Bloomsbury Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 September 1974

On 22 September 1974, 1,075 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 740 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,034 daily.
Bloomsbury Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 104.0 mm (4.1 in) on 22 September 1974.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,075 stations

1,075 station records on 22 September 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ysleta	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuna 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Casas Grandes	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,075 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 402, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 338, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 22 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	402
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	338
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 1,034.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

858 broken records

Margins by which the 858 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1974

Top 20 records on 22 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1974	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1974	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1974	Oakwood, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Huauchinango, MX	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Elk, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Hillsboro, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Portage Wwtp, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	El Paso Intl AP, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Central Michigan UNIV, US	monthly low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Willmar Wwtp, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Ysleta, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Broderup, DK	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	El Paso Intl AP, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Wallace 2 E, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Bowie, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1974	Winona, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 1,075 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 10	775
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	2