Weather Records on 25 September 1953

242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1953. Highest significance: Bally Bally, AU.

Key Facts for 25 September 1953

On 25 September 1953, 242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 239 daily.
Bally Bally set a daily record precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 25 September 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

242 stations

242 station records on 25 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Champoton (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bandwan	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parbhani	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kesiary Kaltikri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wynrock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crofton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kondinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

242 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 25 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

174 broken records

Margins by which the 174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1953

Top 20 records on 25 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 1953	Bally Bally, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1953	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1953	Quellington, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1953	Champoton (Smn), MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1953	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1953	Goderich Township, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1953	Darwha, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Digras, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Eustis 2 S, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Manassa, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Bandwan, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	W Pt, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1953	Saint Leo, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 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

1825 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1953. 1953 had 242 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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Data for records on 1953-09-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	149
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1