Weather Records on 17 September 1954

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1954. Highest significance: Lakeside, US.

Key Facts for 17 September 1954

On 17 September 1954, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 444 daily.
Lakeside set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 17 September 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 17 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Deori	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1954

Top 20 records on 17 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1954	Lakeside, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Pachmarhi, IN	daily rain	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Jhansi, IN	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Rewa, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Pearl River, US	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Nowgong, IN	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Deori, IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Natchez, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Sohagpur, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Moth, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Mansfield, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Kurwai, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Sagar, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Khurai, IN	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Lalitpur, IN	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Datia, IN	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Kolaras, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Shahabad, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1954	Kulpahar, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 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

1796 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 449 records.

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

Records on 09-17 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1797	1
1805	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	2
1845	1
1847	3
1848	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	2
1854	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1881	1
1882	2
1884	3
1885	3
1886	6
1888	2
1889	8
1891	1
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	9
1897	4
1898	7
1899	1
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	28
1904	2
1905	17
1906	10
1907	15
1908	13
1909	7
1910	38
1911	15
1912	17
1913	28
1914	38
1915	48
1916	40
1917	255
1918	41
1919	21
1920	40
1921	66
1922	47
1923	159
1924	80
1925	338
1926	154
1927	420
1928	78
1929	168
1930	147
1931	564
1932	425
1933	415
1934	246
1935	321
1936	219
1937	463
1938	363
1939	294
1940	326
1941	328
1942	581
1943	513
1944	403
1945	614
1946	620
1947	680
1948	630
1949	292
1950	412
1951	359
1952	263
1953	344
1954	449
1955	649
1956	437
1957	405
1958	806
1959	1,210
1960	385
1961	657
1962	432
1963	297
1964	559
1965	1,394
1966	523
1967	331
1968	691
1969	352
1970	412
1971	898
1972	556
1973	638
1974	491
1975	478
1976	636
1977	641
1978	764
1979	804
1980	794
1981	1,155
1982	606
1983	862
1984	1,006
1985	448
1986	1,314
1987	926
1988	982
1989	863
1990	650
1991	1,407
1992	686
1993	950
1994	986
1995	1,145
1996	1,342
1997	1,057
1998	1,137
1999	1,102
2000	1,318
2001	895
2002	1,025
2003	586
2004	872
2005	1,042
2006	1,344
2007	752
2008	886
2009	871
2010	907
2011	1,116
2012	597
2013	1,253
2014	571
2015	953
2016	707
2017	455
2018	899
2019	774
2020	651
2021	345
2022	313
2023	646
2024	954
2025	634
2026	968

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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	294
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3