Weather Records on 4 September 1955

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1955. Highest significance: Angul, IN.

Key Facts for 4 September 1955

On 4 September 1955, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 421 daily.
Angul set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 4 September 1955.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 4 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arbovale 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 103.

Records on 4 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1955

Top 20 records on 4 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1955	Angul, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Rampur, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Padampur, IN	daily rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Akhuapada, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Purankot, IN	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Jarpara, IN	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Saraipali, IN	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1955	Sarangarh, IN	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1955	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1955	Banki Bankigarh, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1955	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1955	Hanford 1 S, US	monthly high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1955	Astoria, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1955	Arbovale 2, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1955	Anandpur, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	30 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

1802 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1955. 1955 had 465 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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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	322
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1