Weather Records on 9 September 1953

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1953. Highest significance: Vanersborg, SE.

Key Facts for 9 September 1953

On 9 September 1953, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 338 daily.
Vanersborg set a daily record precipitation of 45.4 mm (1.8 in) on 9 September 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 9 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gazole	India	Record daily precipitation	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalimpong Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 149.

Records on 9 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 201.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1953

Top 20 records on 9 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1953	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Gazole, IN	daily rain	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Caguas, PR	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Intake, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Patan, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Arambagh, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Mariahu, IN	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Raghunathpur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Waverley, ZA	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Barduar, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1953	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1953	Dalu, IN	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1953	Wandering Comparison, AU	monthly low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1953	Boko, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1953	Mahua, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	28 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

1806 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1953. 1953 had 344 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	661
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,458
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	520
2026	815

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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 50	261
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1