Weather Records on 16 September 1955

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1955. Highest significance: Gorakhpur, IN.

Key Facts for 16 September 1955

On 16 September 1955, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
336 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 487 daily.
Gorakhpur set a daily record precipitation of 231.1 mm (9.1 in) on 16 September 1955.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 16 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Louriya	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaisalotan	India	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 181.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1955

Top 20 records on 16 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1955	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1955	Ghosi, IN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1955	Ramnagar Sr, IN	daily rain	254.5 mm (10.0 in)	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1955	Louriya, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1955	Vattaram, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1955	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1955	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1955	Sveg, SE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1955	Bluewater 3 WSW, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1955	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1955	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1955	Bhaisalotan, IN	daily rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1955	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1955	Centralia, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1955	Vytegra, RU	daily high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1955	Kaliyal, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1955	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1955	N Loup, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1955	Owk, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1955	Chauradano, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 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

1793 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 490 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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	357
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1