Weather Records on 15 September 1953

400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1953. Highest significance: Halflong Obsy, IN.

Key Facts for 15 September 1953

On 15 September 1953, 400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 398 daily.
Halflong Obsy set a daily record precipitation of 86.1 mm (3.4 in) on 15 September 1953.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

400 stations

400 station records on 15 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patharkandi	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

400 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 81.

Records on 15 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1953

Top 20 records on 15 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1953	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1953	Patharkandi, IN	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1953	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1953	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1953	Kulu Halt, ZA	monthly rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1953	Sherkawan, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1953	Vaduj, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1953	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1953	Bhanga, IN	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1953	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1953	Fergana, UZ	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1953	Hamirpur, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1953	Kalkoenkrans (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1953	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1953	Wien, AT	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1953	Bolaram, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1953	Madison 3NNW, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1953	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	2.3 C (36.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1953	Plauen, DE	daily low min	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1953	Owk, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	29 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

1797 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1953. 1953 had 400 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	269
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1