Weather Records on 27 September 1954

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1954. Highest significance: Bjuraker, SE.

Key Facts for 27 September 1954

On 27 September 1954, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 493 daily.
Bjuraker set a daily record precipitation of 34.7 mm (1.4 in) on 27 September 1954.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 27 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1954

Top 20 records on 27 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1954	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Gannavaram, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Manginapudi, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Nandigama, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Armagh, GB	monthly low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Macharla, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Baramulla, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Sathenapalli, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Bapatla, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Narsaraopet, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Sherkawan, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Avanigadda, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Akalkot, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1954	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	39 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

1799 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1954. 1954 had 507 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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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 50	379
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1