Weather Records on 15 September 1955

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 1955. Highest significance: Korba, IN.

Key Facts for 15 September 1955

On 15 September 1955, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 524 daily.
Korba set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 15 September 1955.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 15 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athabasca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 1955

Top 20 records on 15 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 1955	Korba, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Lindenberg, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Putbus, DE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Elk Point, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Sanganer, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Bettiah, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Bansgaon, IN	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Sion, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Sandvig, DK	monthly rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1955	Oakland, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1955	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1955	Calmar, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1955	Basti, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1955	Khalilabad, IN	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	31 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 532 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	408
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2