Weather Records on 7 September 1957

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 1957. Highest significance: Tiruchendur, IN.

Key Facts for 7 September 1957

On 7 September 1957, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 486 daily.
Tiruchendur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 7 September 1957.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 7 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chetwynd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
G. Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 215.

Records on 7 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 1957

Top 20 records on 7 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1957	Tiruchendur, IN	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 September 1957	Portland, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Chetwynd, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Merino, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Clovis, US	all-time rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Heywood Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Lake Lonsdale, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Blessington Upper, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Branxholme (Bassett), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Cape Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Barrie, CA	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1957	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	56 years	34 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 498 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

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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 10	355
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2