Weather Records on 16 September 1953

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1953. Highest significance: Sakti, IN.

Key Facts for 16 September 1953

On 16 September 1953, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 316 daily.
Sakti set a daily record precipitation of 161.0 mm (6.3 in) on 16 September 1953.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 16 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakkireddipalam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cullculli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 16 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

217 broken records

Margins by which the 217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1953

Top 20 records on 16 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1953	Sakti, IN	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1953	Ulundurpet, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1953	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1953	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Lohar-Daga, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Plant City, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Deoria, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	St Petersburg, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Chas, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Bettiah, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Salur, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Panruti, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1953	Cordova 2 ENE, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	24 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

1793 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 317 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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	203
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1