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Weather Records on 17 September 1916

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1916. Highest significance: Cultowa, AU.

Key Facts for 17 September 1916

  • On 17 September 1916, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
  • Cultowa set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 17 September 1916.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

40 stations
Weather records on 17 September 1916 40 station records on 17 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
40 station records on 17 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 September 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CultowaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation95.5 mm (3.8 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation17.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature3.7 C (38.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature3.7 C (38.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature2.3 C (36.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord high minimum temperature17.1 C (62.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-6.5 C (20.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records
Records on 17 September 1916 by type Records set or tied on 17 September 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 22Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 September 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 17 September 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum22
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 September 1916 by timescale Records on 17 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 40all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.
Records on 17 September 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily40

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 September 1916 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2810 to 20: 020 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 September 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1028
10 to 200
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1916
Top 20 records on 17 September 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 September 1916Cultowa, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)4 years34 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Gospic, HRdaily rain95.5 mm (3.8 in)58.3 mm (2.3 in)4 years33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Kazan, RUdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain17.7 mm (0.7 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Galway, IEdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Madison Wb City, USdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)5 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Sandvig, DKdaily low min7.5 C (45.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Hoorn, NLdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)10 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Lakefield, CAdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Scheveningen, NLdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)18 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Cape May 2 NW, USdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low min3.7 C (38.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Willowmore, ZAdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Orebro, SEdaily low min-0.5 C (31.1 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1916Stockholm, SEdaily low min2.5 C (36.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 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 1916
Records on 09-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 40 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: 8992019: 7742020: 6512021: 3452022: 3132023: 6462024: 9542025: 6342026: 9681796187118961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 40 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
2018899
2019774
2020651
2021345
2022313
2023646
2024954
2025634
2026968

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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 (2026-10-15).