Weather Records on 30 September 1954

1,059 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1954. Highest significance: Sitapur, IN.

Key Facts for 30 September 1954

On 30 September 1954, 1,059 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
475 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,031 daily.
Sitapur set a daily record precipitation of 147.6 mm (5.8 in) on 30 September 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,059 stations

1,059 station records on 30 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chhota-Udepur	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mahudha	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valod	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manpur(Tappa)	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dhrangadhra	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shahada	India	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,059 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 374, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 30 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	374
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 30 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 1,031.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

828 broken records

Margins by which the 828 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 217.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1954

Top 20 records on 30 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1954	Sitapur, IN	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 September 1954	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Chhota-Udepur, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Olpad, IN	daily rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Ranpur, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Broach, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Sindkheda, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Pardi, IN	daily rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Ahwa, IN	daily rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Surat, IN	daily rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Dhar, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Malvern, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Nandurbar, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Bansda, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Taloda, IN	all-time rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1954	Mokhada, IN	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 years	50 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

1806 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1954. 1954 had 1,059 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	529

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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	780
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1