Weather Records on 22 September 1983

2,060 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1983. Highest significance: Montagu (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 September 1983

On 22 September 1983, 2,060 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 1,495 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 1,976 daily.
Montagu (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.0 mm (6.5 in) on 22 September 1983.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 22 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rhebokskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Opsoek (Pos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caraguatatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Londonderry	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,060 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 606, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 889, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	606
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	889
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 83, daily 1,976.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,681 broken records

Margins by which the 1,681 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1983

Top 20 records on 22 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1983	Montagu (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	91 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 September 1983	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1983	Rhebokskraal, ZA	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1983	Newman, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1983	Libode (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	McGregor (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Houma, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Gulkana AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Concordia, ZA	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Kunda, EE	monthly rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Grootdoornrivier, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Berlin, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Hana AP 355, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Opsoek (Pos), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1983	Turlock #2, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1983	Palmietfontein"Knap Draai, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1983	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1983	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	20 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 2,060 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	1,640
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1