Weather Records on 1 September 1953

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1953. Highest significance: Humboldt, CA.

Key Facts for 1 September 1953

On 1 September 1953, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
756 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 223 monthly and 711 daily.
Humboldt set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 1 September 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

937 stations

937 station records on 1 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 529, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 1 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	529
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 223, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1953

Top 20 records on 1 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1953	Humboldt, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Ust-Maja, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Grover 2 S, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Muenster, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Barrie, CA	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Outlook, CA	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Saskatoon U of S, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Paterson, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Escanaba, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Lefroy, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Dixon Wwtp, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Blanco, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Warsaw 2 NW, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Colchester 2 W, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Eagle Harbor, US	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Harrisville, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1953	Boonton 1 SE, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	35 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1953. 1953 had 937 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).