Weather Records on 23 September 1950

267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1950. Highest significance: Bantwal, IN.

Key Facts for 23 September 1950

On 23 September 1950, 267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 258 daily.
Bantwal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 206.0 mm (8.1 in) on 23 September 1950.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

267 stations

267 station records on 23 September 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Binka	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

267 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 23 September 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1950

Top 20 records on 23 September 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1950	Bantwal, IN	monthly rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1950	Puttur, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Voru, EE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Covelong, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Trout Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Mahabalipuram Obsy, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1950	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1950	Lac Onatchiway, CA	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1950	Bamfield, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1950	Coldwater, CA	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1950	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1950	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1950	Angul, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	35 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 267 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	177
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1