Weather Records on 4 September 1953

869 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1953. Highest significance: Independence, US.

Key Facts for 4 September 1953

On 4 September 1953, 869 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
471 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 812 daily.
Independence set a daily record precipitation of 104.4 mm (4.1 in) on 4 September 1953.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

869 stations

869 station records on 4 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kapadvanj	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

869 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 279, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 175.

Records on 4 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	279
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 54, daily 812.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1953

Top 20 records on 4 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1953	Independence, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	St Catharines, CA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Kapadvanj, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Dahanu, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Arthur City, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Pardi, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Rosedale, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Alice, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Gogha, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Karjat, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Barrie, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Watertown, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Toledo Blade, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Geary, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1953	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1953	Westminster 2 SSE, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1953	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	58 years	34 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1953. 1953 had 869 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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Data for records on 1953-09-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	631
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3