Weather Records on 18 September 1953

245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1953. Highest significance: Lillimur Estate, AU.

Key Facts for 18 September 1953

On 18 September 1953, 245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 242 daily.
Lillimur Estate set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 18 September 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

245 stations

245 station records on 18 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elamang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

245 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 65.

Records on 18 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 242.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

179 broken records

Margins by which the 179 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1953

Top 20 records on 18 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1953	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1953	Missao Velha, BR	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1953	Glacier, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1953	Mowbray, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1953	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1953	Farias Brito, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1953	Lawloit, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1953	Tyrendarra (Ellangowan), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1953	Umari, BR	monthly rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1953	Barrie, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1953	Dantan, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1953	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1953	Kokpekty, KZ	daily high min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1953	Salem, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1953	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1953	Bethany, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1953	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1953	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1953	Varzea Alegre, BR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1953	Panki, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	25 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

1803 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1953. 1953 had 245 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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	150
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1