Weather Records on 29 September 1953

1,079 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1953. Highest significance: Faizabad, IN.

Key Facts for 29 September 1953

On 29 September 1953, 1,079 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
837 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,060 daily.
Faizabad set an all-time record daily precipitation of 368.8 mm (14.5 in) on 29 September 1953.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,079 stations

1,079 station records on 29 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	368.8 mm (14.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	416.1 mm (16.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Srwsc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pertabpur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkadene (Murtho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crofton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,079 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 674, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 29 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	674
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 1,060.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

955 broken records

Margins by which the 955 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 339.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1953

Top 20 records on 29 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1953	Faizabad, IN	all-time rain	368.8 mm (14.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1953	Sanehighat, IN	all-time rain	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1953	Tarnagulla, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Tarabganj, IN	daily rain	416.1 mm (16.4 in)	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Bikapur, IN	daily rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Irymple (Arlington), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Knowsley Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Kingston, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Haidargarh, IN	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Wentworth Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Siwan, IN	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Conargo (Puckawidgee), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Rae Bareli, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Waukaringa, AU	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Wentworth (Avoca), AU	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Moorna, AU	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Merbein Srwsc, AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1953	Pertabpur, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	42 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

1836 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1953. 1953 had 1,079 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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 50	939
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1