Weather Records on 1 September 1955

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1955. Highest significance: Shajapur, IN.

Key Facts for 1 September 1955

On 1 September 1955, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 377 daily.
Shajapur set a daily record precipitation of 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 1 September 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 1 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pali	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Himatnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escondido Church Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nalia	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crisfield Somrs Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schurz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 1 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 27, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1955

Top 20 records on 1 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1955	Shajapur, IN	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Pali, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Pasadena, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Himatnagar, IN	monthly rain	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Mohanpur, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Escondido Church Rch, US	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Oxnard, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Anakapalli, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	San Fernando, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1955	Bhaunagar, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1955	Rahapur, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1955	Sierra Madre Henszey, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1955	Nalia, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1955	Pinehurst Sthrn Pines, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1955	Poretskoye, RU	daily low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	56 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

1797 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1955. 1955 had 413 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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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	259
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1