Weather Records on 19 September 1957

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1957. Highest significance: De Smet, US.

Key Facts for 19 September 1957

On 19 September 1957, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 632 daily.
De Smet set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 19 September 1957.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 19 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clark 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 186, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 197, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	186
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	197
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1957

Top 20 records on 19 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1957	De Smet, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Shubuta, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Lardner (Brandie Braes), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Warragul, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Ocampo, MX	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Drouin Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Loch, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Tower 2S, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Castlewood, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Lima, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1957	Merrill, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	41 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

1805 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1957. 1957 had 638 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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 25	516
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1