Weather Records on 22 September 1957

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1957. Highest significance: Roermond, NL.

Key Facts for 22 September 1957

On 22 September 1957, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 556 daily.
Roermond set a daily record precipitation of 35.5 mm (1.4 in) on 22 September 1957.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 22 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kismet Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 22 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1957

Top 20 records on 22 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1957	Roermond, NL	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1957	Wills Pt, US	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1957	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1957	Helena, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Arthur City, US	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Sherman, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Antlers, US	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Sherbrooke, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Rietbult, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Karnes City 2N, US	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Nixon, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Yoakum, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Goliad, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Hugo, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1957	Runge, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	48 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 580 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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Data for records on 1957-09-22: 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	385
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	2