Weather Records on 23 September 1955

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1955. Highest significance: Barnawartha, AU.

Key Facts for 23 September 1955

On 23 September 1955, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 807 daily.
Barnawartha set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 23 September 1955.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 23 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Khol	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tandarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burnley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Pastoral Co.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Speed (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balldale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 660.

Records on 23 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	660
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 43, daily 807.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

764 broken records

Margins by which the 764 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1955

Top 20 records on 23 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1955	Barnawartha, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1955	Moorna, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1955	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1955	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Comanche, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Seaspray (Burong), AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Gangapur, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Henrietta, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Kyabram Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Maffra Shire Hall, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Quambatook (Barraport North), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Tennyson, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Whitfield, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Khol, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Greenville, US	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1955	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)

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 852 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	620
20 to 40	104
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1