Weather Records on 7 September 1953

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1953. Highest significance: Gloversville, US.

Key Facts for 7 September 1953

On 7 September 1953, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 441 daily.
Gloversville set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 7 September 1953.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 7 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 133.

Records on 7 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1953

Top 20 records on 7 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1953	Gloversville, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Chazy, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Moncton, CA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Norddal, NO	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Titusville, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Freeland, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Kirov, RU	monthly rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	St Fereol, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1953	Gaspe, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1953	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1953	Bilhaur, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 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 446 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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	320
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1