Weather Records on 12 September 1954

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 1954. Highest significance: Nashua 2 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 12 September 1954

On 12 September 1954, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 300 daily.
Nashua 2 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 137.9 mm (5.4 in) on 12 September 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 12 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chinle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jetpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 12 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 1954

Top 20 records on 12 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1954	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1954	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	all-time rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1954	New London, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 September 1954	Vernon, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Millinocket, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Framingham, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Bellows Falls, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Orono, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Spot Pond, US	all-time rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	E Wareham, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Houlton, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Waterville Wwtp, US	all-time rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Ashland, US	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Ora Banda, AU	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Groton, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Mansfield, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Middleboro, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Webster, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1954	Colchester 2 W, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	47 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

1793 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 313 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	205
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1