Weather Records on 5 September 1954

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1954. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 5 September 1954

On 5 September 1954, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 534 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record precipitation of 39.7 mm (1.6 in) on 5 September 1954.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 5 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valod	India	Record daily precipitation	262.1 mm (10.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leader	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barwani	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 56, daily 534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1954

Top 20 records on 5 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1954	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1954	Bansda, IN	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Pardi, IN	daily rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Shirpur, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Chikhli, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	135.8 mm (5.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Carlyle, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Kindersley, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Valod, IN	daily rain	262.1 mm (10.3 in)	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Dahanu, IN	daily rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	San German 4 W, PR	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Mahim, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Bajan, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Chandur Bazar, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Khairee, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Tugaske, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Bulsar Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1954	Ahwa, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	38 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

1802 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1954. 1954 had 593 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

Download the Data

Data for records on 1954-09-05: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	455
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1