Weather Records on 5 September 1953

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1953. Highest significance: Modoc Orchard, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 1953

On 5 September 1953, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 272 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 691 daily.
Modoc Orchard set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 5 September 1953.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 5 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohiuddin Nagar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 219, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 5 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	219
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 691.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1953

Top 20 records on 5 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1953	Modoc Orchard, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1953	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Morganton, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Mehmedabad, IN	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Umbergaon, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Sewanee, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Satna, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	St John's, CA	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Dhoraji, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Cambay, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Brenham, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Dewan, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Dahanu, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Norwalk, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1953	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1953	Plainfield, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1953	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	59 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 728 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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Data for records on 1953-09-05: 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	547
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3