Weather Records on 23 September 1951

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1951. Highest significance: Menindee (Weinteriga), AU.

Key Facts for 23 September 1951

On 23 September 1951, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 453 daily.
Menindee (Weinteriga) set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 23 September 1951.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 23 September 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Tupra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yalcowinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Mycumbene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uroly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Finniss Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 16.

Records on 23 September 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 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 1951

Top 20 records on 23 September 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1951	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1951	Netley, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1951	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Tilba Tilba, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Oxley (Tupra), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Grassmere 1, AU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Eurugabah Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Yalcowinna, AU	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Terry Hie Hie, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Juanbung, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Manfred, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Resaca, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1951	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	57 years	44 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

1793 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 462 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	340
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3