Weather Records on 23 September 1937

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1937. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 23 September 1937

On 23 September 1937, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 551 daily.
Hohenpeissenberg set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 23 September 1937.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 23 September 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 23 September 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1937

Top 20 records on 23 September 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1937	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1937	Kulithalai, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1937	Ilav, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1937	Attarikhat, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1937	Olpad, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1937	Pavagada, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1937	Nandurbar, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1937	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Grand Cane Fire Twr, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Haiku 490, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Penukonda, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Thalli, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Ironwood, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Chengam, IN	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Astrakan, RU	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Kanakapura, IN	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1937	Musiri, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	28 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 557 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	397
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1