Weather Records on 15 September 1954

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1954. Highest significance: Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU.

Key Facts for 15 September 1954

On 15 September 1954, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 515 daily.
Indooroopilly Bowls Club set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 15 September 1954.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 15 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mankapur	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kathghora	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newrybar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 15 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1954

Top 20 records on 15 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1954	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 September 1954	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Hamilton, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Lumding, IN	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Hatta, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Mankapur, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Shaunavon, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Redbank Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Bollier, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Imbil Forestry, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1954	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1954	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	60 years	34 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

1797 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1954. 1954 had 518 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	380
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1