Weather Records on 23 September 1953

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1953. Highest significance: West Haldon, AU.

Key Facts for 23 September 1953

On 23 September 1953, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 269 daily.
West Haldon set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 23 September 1953.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 23 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eulin House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 23 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1953

Top 20 records on 23 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1953	West Haldon, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Buxar, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	St Augustine, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	68 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Nandigama, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Chute A Murdock, CA	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Tucson WFO, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Jaggiayapet, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Beaver, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Willcox, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Chazy, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1953	Huntington 1, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	21 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 271 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	175
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1