Weather Records on 1 September 1950

849 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1950. Highest significance: Bluffton Wtr Wks, US.

Key Facts for 1 September 1950

On 1 September 1950, 849 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
456 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 128 monthly and 712 daily.
Bluffton Wtr Wks set a daily record precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 1 September 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

849 stations

849 station records on 1 September 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Island 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Maumee	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

849 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 289.

Records on 1 September 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1950 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 128, daily 712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1950

Top 20 records on 1 September 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1950	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1950	Jamestown, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1950	Huntington, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Alfred, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Angelica, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Elmira, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Whitestown, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Defiance, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Greencastle 1 W, US	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Put-In-Bay, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Albion 5 E, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Elliston, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Catawba Island 1 SW, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Murrawombi, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1950	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	45 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

1797 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1950. 1950 had 849 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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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	554
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1