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Weather Records on 17 September 1896

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1896. Highest significance: Albury, AU.

Key Facts for 17 September 1896

  • On 17 September 1896, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Albury set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 17 September 1896.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 17 September 1896 9 station records on 17 September 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 17 September 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 September 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord high maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 17 September 1896 by type Records set or tied on 17 September 1896 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 September 1896 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 17 September 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 September 1896 by timescale Records on 17 September 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 September 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 17 September 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 September 1896 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.3. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 75 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 September 1896
MarginRecords
0 to 57
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1896
Top 9 records on 17 September 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 September 1896Albury, AUdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)31.3 mm (1.2 in)36 years50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1896Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1896Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1896Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max10.3 C (50.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1896Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1896Wien, ATdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1896Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1896Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1896Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily high max14.0 C (57.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)12 years8 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

1796 to 1896
Records on 09-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1896. 1896 had 9 records. 05001,0001,5001796: 11797: 11805: 11833: 11834: 11837: 21845: 11847: 31848: 11850: 11851: 21853: 21854: 21859: 11862: 11867: 11870: 11871: 11872: 11873: 11874: 11875: 11877: 11881: 11882: 21884: 31885: 31886: 61888: 21889: 81891: 11893: 31894: 11895: 41896: 91897: 41898: 71899: 11900: 41901: 51902: 51903: 281904: 21905: 171906: 101907: 151908: 131909: 71910: 381911: 151912: 171913: 281914: 381915: 481916: 401917: 2551918: 411919: 211920: 401921: 661922: 471923: 1591924: 801925: 3381926: 1541927: 4201928: 781929: 1681930: 1471931: 5641932: 4251933: 4151934: 2461935: 3211936: 2191937: 4631938: 3631939: 2941940: 3261941: 3281942: 5811943: 5131944: 4031945: 6141946: 6201947: 6801948: 6301949: 2921950: 4121951: 3591952: 2631953: 3441954: 4491955: 6491956: 4371957: 4051958: 8061959: 1,2101960: 3851961: 6571962: 4321963: 2971964: 5591965: 1,3941966: 5231967: 3311968: 6911969: 3521970: 4121971: 8981972: 5561973: 6381974: 4911975: 4781976: 6361977: 6411978: 7641979: 8041980: 7941981: 1,1551982: 6061983: 8621984: 1,0061985: 4481986: 1,3141987: 9261988: 9821989: 8631990: 6501991: 1,4071992: 6861993: 9501994: 9861995: 1,1451996: 1,3421997: 1,0571998: 1,1371999: 1,1022000: 1,3182001: 8952002: 1,0252003: 5862004: 8722005: 1,0422006: 1,3442007: 7522008: 8862009: 8712010: 9072011: 1,1162012: 5972013: 1,2532014: 5712015: 9532016: 7072017: 4552018: 8872019: 7702020: 6502021: 3452022: 3132023: 6452024: 9532025: 6311796187118961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1896. 1896 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-17 in each year
YearRecords
17961
17971
18051
18331
18341
18372
18451
18473
18481
18501
18512
18532
18542
18591
18621
18671
18701
18711
18721
18731
18741
18751
18771
18811
18822
18843
18853
18866
18882
18898
18911
18933
18941
18954
18969
18974
18987
18991
19004
19015
19025
190328
19042
190517
190610
190715
190813
19097
191038
191115
191217
191328
191438
191548
191640
1917255
191841
191921
192040
192166
192247
1923159
192480
1925338
1926154
1927420
192878
1929168
1930147
1931564
1932425
1933415
1934246
1935321
1936219
1937463
1938363
1939294
1940326
1941328
1942581
1943513
1944403
1945614
1946620
1947680
1948630
1949292
1950412
1951359
1952263
1953344
1954449
1955649
1956437
1957405
1958806
19591,210
1960385
1961657
1962432
1963297
1964559
19651,394
1966523
1967331
1968691
1969352
1970412
1971898
1972556
1973638
1974491
1975478
1976636
1977641
1978764
1979804
1980794
19811,155
1982606
1983862
19841,006
1985448
19861,314
1987926
1988982
1989863
1990650
19911,407
1992686
1993950
1994986
19951,145
19961,342
19971,057
19981,137
19991,102
20001,318
2001895
20021,025
2003586
2004872
20051,042
20061,344
2007752
2008886
2009871
2010907
20111,116
2012597
20131,253
2014571
2015953
2016707
2017455
2018887
2019770
2020650
2021345
2022313
2023645
2024953
2025631

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).