Weather Records on 24 September 1955

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1955. Highest significance: Taldra, AU.

Key Facts for 24 September 1955

On 24 September 1955, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 565 daily.
Taldra set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 24 September 1955.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 24 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taldra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hassanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chhata	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nadhai	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canajoharie	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tharsa	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonoloway	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 440, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 24 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	440
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1955

Top 20 records on 24 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1955	Taldra, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Clarington Lock 14, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Iglas, IN	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Khair, IN	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Hathras, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Hassanpur, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Chhata, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Moira Lower, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Giffard, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Chikhalda Sr, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Nadhai, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Chhota Kosi, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Canajoharie, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Tharsa, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Clearfield, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1955	Clarksville 2NE, US	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	43 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

1803 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1955. 1955 had 577 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	409
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1