Weather Records on 6 September 1955

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1955. Highest significance: Little River, AU.

Key Facts for 6 September 1955

On 6 September 1955, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 450 daily.
Little River set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 6 September 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 6 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pachora	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wadhwan	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido Church Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tohatchi 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 77.

Records on 6 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 166.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1955

Top 20 records on 6 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1955	Little River, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1955	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1955	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1955	Woodsboro, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1955	Sriperumbudur, IN	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1955	Redlands, US	monthly high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1955	Idar, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Austwell, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Umbergaon, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Wallowa, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Kahuku 912, US	monthly low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Panruti, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Bajan, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Pachora, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Heppner, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1955	Union, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	28 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

1794 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 493 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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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 25	363
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1