Weather Records on 18 September 1954

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1954. Highest significance: Karera, IN.

Key Facts for 18 September 1954

On 18 September 1954, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 438 daily.
Karera set an all-time record daily precipitation of 278.1 mm (10.9 in) on 18 September 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 18 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karera	India	Record daily precipitation	278.1 mm (10.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barwasagar	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ujjain	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lecor View Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bichhia	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dholpur	India	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charkhari	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1954

Top 20 records on 18 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1954	Karera, IN	all-time rain	278.1 mm (10.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Fig Tree, ZA	monthly rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Kellogg, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Jhansi, IN	daily rain	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Barwasagar, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Moth, IN	monthly rain	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Sheopur, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	monthly rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Garotha, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Mau, IN	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Andenes, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Seodha(Seondha), IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1954	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1954	Moosehorn, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1954	Ujjain, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1954	Kamennaja-Step, RU	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	47 years	32 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

1803 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1954. 1954 had 446 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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	296
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1