Weather Records on 18 September 1957

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1957. Highest significance: Vasilevici, BY.

Key Facts for 18 September 1957

On 18 September 1957, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 420 daily.
Vasilevici set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 18 September 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 18 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ukmerge	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	260.6 mm (10.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 18 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 18 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1957

Top 20 records on 18 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1957	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 September 1957	Vilnius, LT	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Pearl River, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Biloxi, US	monthly rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Hamilton, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Kaunas, LT	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Columbia, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Amite, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Monticello, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1957	Bobbili, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1957	Milan, IT	daily low min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	80 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

1803 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1957. 1957 had 429 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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 50	339
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1