Weather Records on 19 September 1953

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1953. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 19 September 1953

On 19 September 1953, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 459 daily.
Genoa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 218.6 mm (8.6 in) on 19 September 1953.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 19 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	218.6 mm (8.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Pastoral Co.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tallandoon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa (Ringwood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barjarg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mont Laurier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 356.

Records on 19 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1953

Top 20 records on 19 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1953	Genoa, IT	monthly rain	218.6 mm (8.6 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	95 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1953	Porto Novo, IN	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1953	Hume Reservoir, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Moira Pastoral Co., AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Tallandoon Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Dandongadale (Mountain View), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Barrage A Lac Kempt, CA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Tolmie (Langley), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Kanakapura, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Moira Lower, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Merton Weir Farm, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Marnitz, DE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Trenton Ont Hydro, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Osbornes Flat, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1953	Mandya, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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

1805 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1953. 1953 had 467 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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	386
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1