Weather Records on 5 September 1950

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1950. Highest significance: Inverness 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1950

On 5 September 1950, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 549 daily.
Inverness 3 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 5 September 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 5 September 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prantij	India	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 153, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 September 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	153
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 214.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1950

Top 20 records on 5 September 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1950	Inverness 3 SE, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1950	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1950	Coondapur, IN	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1950	Prantij, IN	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1950	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1950	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1950	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1950	Rajapur, IN	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1950	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1950	Chandpur, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1950	Indi, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1950	Parur, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1950	Talegaon, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1950	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1950	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	monthly rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1950	Sorab, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1950	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1950	Philadelphia Shawmont, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1950	Nashville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1950	Roby, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	31 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

1802 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1950. 1950 had 559 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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 50	391
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1