Weather Records on 29 September 1983

920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1983. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 1983

On 29 September 1983, 920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 291 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 871 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 135.9 mm (5.4 in) on 29 September 1983.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

920 stations

920 station records on 29 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	280.2 mm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itauninhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ragan	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aguila	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Do Rio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Radville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villalba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esbon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

920 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 192, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	192
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 871.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

772 broken records

Margins by which the 772 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1983

Top 20 records on 29 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1983	Franklin, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1983	Geneva, US	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1983	Bruning, US	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1983	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1983	Hebron, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1983	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Nelson, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Superior, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Western 2W, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Litchfield Park, US	all-time rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Kailiili 436, US	monthly rain	280.2 mm (11.0 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Launiupoko Intake 376, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Orleans 2 W, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Itauninhas, BR	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Fundao, BR	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Tumacacori Nm, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Belleville, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Aurora, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1983	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	51 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

1836 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1983. 1983 had 920 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 1983-09-29: 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	678
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1