Weather Records on 5 September 1957

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1957. Highest significance: Sheikhpura, IN.

Key Facts for 5 September 1957

On 5 September 1957, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 305 daily.
Sheikhpura set a daily record precipitation of 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 5 September 1957.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 5 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	306.1 mm (12.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pandhera	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barjora	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 5 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1957

Top 20 records on 5 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1957	Sheikhpura, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1957	Alert Bay, CA	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Mawana, IN	monthly rain	306.1 mm (12.1 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Pandhera, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Muzaffarnagar, IN	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Hartebeestpoort, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Estevan Point, CA	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Skagway, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Pachena Point, CA	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Deoband, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Pee Dee, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Bralorne, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Agartala, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Barjora, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1957	Toledo Blade, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1957	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1957	University Exp STN, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1957	Port Alberni, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	32 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1957. 1957 had 323 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

Download the Data

Data for records on 1957-09-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	232
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2