Weather Records on 17 September 1953

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1953. Highest significance: Brejo Santo, BR.

Key Facts for 17 September 1953

On 17 September 1953, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 339 daily.
Brejo Santo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 17 September 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 17 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Higginsville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rajaund	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lesliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 103.

Records on 17 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

255 broken records

Margins by which the 255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1953

Top 20 records on 17 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1953	Brejo Santo, BR	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1953	Higginsville, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1953	Barreiras, BR	monthly rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1953	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1953	Crato, BR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1953	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Gidhour, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Bongaon, IN	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Puttur, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Kuppam, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Nabinagar, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Chengam, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Krishnagiri, IN	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Horton, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1953	Houston, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	27 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

1796 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 344 records.

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

Records on 09-17 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1797	1
1805	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	2
1845	1
1847	3
1848	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	2
1854	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1881	1
1882	2
1884	3
1885	3
1886	6
1888	2
1889	8
1891	1
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	9
1897	4
1898	7
1899	1
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	28
1904	2
1905	17
1906	10
1907	15
1908	13
1909	7
1910	38
1911	15
1912	17
1913	28
1914	38
1915	48
1916	40
1917	255
1918	41
1919	21
1920	40
1921	66
1922	47
1923	159
1924	80
1925	338
1926	154
1927	420
1928	78
1929	168
1930	147
1931	564
1932	425
1933	415
1934	246
1935	321
1936	219
1937	463
1938	363
1939	294
1940	326
1941	328
1942	581
1943	513
1944	403
1945	614
1946	620
1947	680
1948	630
1949	292
1950	412
1951	359
1952	263
1953	344
1954	449
1955	649
1956	437
1957	405
1958	806
1959	1,210
1960	385
1961	657
1962	432
1963	297
1964	559
1965	1,394
1966	523
1967	331
1968	691
1969	352
1970	412
1971	898
1972	556
1973	638
1974	491
1975	478
1976	636
1977	641
1978	764
1979	804
1980	794
1981	1,155
1982	606
1983	862
1984	1,006
1985	448
1986	1,314
1987	926
1988	982
1989	863
1990	650
1991	1,407
1992	686
1993	950
1994	986
1995	1,145
1996	1,342
1997	1,057
1998	1,137
1999	1,102
2000	1,318
2001	895
2002	1,025
2003	586
2004	872
2005	1,042
2006	1,344
2007	752
2008	886
2009	871
2010	907
2011	1,116
2012	597
2013	1,253
2014	571
2015	953
2016	707
2017	455
2018	899
2019	774
2020	651
2021	345
2022	313
2023	646
2024	954
2025	634
2026	968

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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 10	212
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1