Weather Records on 13 September 1957

544 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1957. Highest significance: Astrakan, RU.

Key Facts for 13 September 1957

On 13 September 1957, 544 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 524 daily.
Astrakan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.3 mm (2.4 in) on 13 September 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

544 stations

544 station records on 13 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sabalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kismet Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

544 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 13 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1957

Top 20 records on 13 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1957	Astrakan, RU	monthly rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1957	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Amraoti, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Grantham, ZA	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Steynsrus (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Sabalgarh, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Badnera, IN	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Chandur Bazar, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Halden, NO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	N Loup, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Sihccajavri, NO	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1957	Bronkhorstfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	47 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 544 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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	375
20 to 40	74
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1