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Weather Records on 13 September 1917

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 1917. Highest significance: Strathbogie North, AU.

Key Facts for 13 September 1917

  • On 13 September 1917, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 171 daily.
  • Strathbogie North set a daily record precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 13 September 1917.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

172 stations
Weather records on 13 September 1917 172 station records on 13 September 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
172 station records on 13 September 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 13 September 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Strathbogie NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation89.9 mm (3.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation26.6 mm (1.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
QueenstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DunlopAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MoonareeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TowaninnieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KaarimbaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural CollegeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BoxwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DingeeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GoglandRussiaRecord daily precipitation23.2 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HungerfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BarringunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla ParkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort BourkeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WarwillahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St ArnaudAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KerangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Yan YeanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
CornallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
EuroaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
YeaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 3AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Mitiamo 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MantovaItalyRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GunneeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Tyntynder StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake MarmalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nagambie CbaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
RunnymedeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records
Records on 13 September 1917 by type Records set or tied on 13 September 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 153. 050100150200Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 10Heaviest daily rainfall: 153Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 13 September 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 153.
Records on 13 September 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum10
Heaviest daily rainfall153
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 13 September 1917 by timescale Records on 13 September 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 171. 050100150200all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 171all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 13 September 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 171.
Records on 13 September 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily171

How Much Records Were Beaten By

161 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 September 1917 Margins by which the 161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.0. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 10: 13410 to 20: 2320 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 160 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 September 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 10134
10 to 2023
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 1917
Top 20 records on 13 September 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 September 1917Strathbogie North, AUdaily rain89.9 mm (3.5 in)53.1 mm (2.1 in)31 years48 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1917Komga (Pol), ZAdaily rain76.2 mm (3.0 in)62.0 mm (2.4 in)4 years44 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1917Vinga, SEdaily rain26.6 mm (1.0 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)35 years42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1917Barrow Creek, AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)22.4 mm (0.9 in)30 years31 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)32 years30 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min16.1 C (61.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)37 years30 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Queenstown, ZAmonthly rain47.5 mm (1.9 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)3 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Winbar, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)31 years25 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Benjeroop (Davey), AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Dunlop, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Moonaree, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge), AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Cobar (Springfield 2), AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Towaninnie, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Benalla (Shadforth Street), AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Mallan (Niemur Valley), AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Quambatook South, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1917Gredgwin (Barraport North), AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)26 years20 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

1793 to 1917
Records on 09-13 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 172 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11809: 11814: 11822: 11835: 11836: 11839: 11849: 11850: 21851: 11856: 11857: 11859: 11860: 11864: 11866: 11867: 21868: 11872: 31876: 11878: 11880: 21882: 21883: 11886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 11891: 11892: 41893: 21894: 21895: 11896: 21897: 31899: 71900: 31901: 151902: 301903: 171904: 81905: 71906: 231907: 61908: 111909: 261910: 111911: 651912: 231913: 431914: 421915: 481916: 191917: 1721918: 331919: 881920: 481921: 631922: 1241923: 1221924: 651925: 2941926: 761927: 4391928: 2531929: 1871930: 2841931: 6391932: 1711933: 2991934: 1871935: 3631936: 5191937: 4861938: 3821939: 9181940: 8411941: 2991942: 2871943: 6021944: 3611945: 6571946: 4231947: 4911948: 4721949: 9351950: 6571951: 4691952: 5691953: 7321954: 2911955: 3871956: 3321957: 5441958: 5781959: 7401960: 6601961: 9721962: 3781963: 6761964: 6451965: 5721966: 5011967: 4201968: 2391969: 5181970: 1,2161971: 7081972: 3961973: 7461974: 9651975: 1,3651976: 4111977: 4571978: 7961979: 5741980: 6481981: 4081982: 1,0041983: 7031984: 6461985: 8521986: 7411987: 9701988: 9021989: 1,2431990: 1,1871991: 6721992: 5801993: 1,1431994: 6671995: 8451996: 1,1171997: 6571998: 1,6541999: 8472000: 8562001: 8412002: 8792003: 7282004: 7432005: 8542006: 1,0762007: 5432008: 1,5082009: 8112010: 8272011: 1,0992012: 5262013: 9672014: 1,2912015: 8792016: 1,0932017: 9452018: 6362019: 6602020: 5912021: 4162022: 6682023: 5142024: 8182025: 4922026: 9051793186818971915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 172 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-13 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18091
18141
18221
18351
18361
18391
18491
18502
18511
18561
18571
18591
18601
18641
18661
18672
18681
18723
18761
18781
18802
18822
18831
18861
18871
18881
18891
18911
18924
18932
18942
18951
18962
18973
18997
19003
190115
190230
190317
19048
19057
190623
19076
190811
190926
191011
191165
191223
191343
191442
191548
191619
1917172
191833
191988
192048
192163
1922124
1923122
192465
1925294
192676
1927439
1928253
1929187
1930284
1931639
1932171
1933299
1934187
1935363
1936519
1937486
1938382
1939918
1940841
1941299
1942287
1943602
1944361
1945657
1946423
1947491
1948472
1949935
1950657
1951469
1952569
1953732
1954291
1955387
1956332
1957544
1958578
1959740
1960660
1961972
1962378
1963676
1964645
1965572
1966501
1967420
1968239
1969518
19701,216
1971708
1972396
1973746
1974965
19751,365
1976411
1977457
1978796
1979574
1980648
1981408
19821,004
1983703
1984646
1985852
1986741
1987970
1988902
19891,243
19901,187
1991672
1992580
19931,143
1994667
1995845
19961,117
1997657
19981,654
1999847
2000856
2001841
2002879
2003728
2004743
2005854
20061,076
2007543
20081,508
2009811
2010827
20111,099
2012526
2013967
20141,291
2015879
20161,093
2017945
2018636
2019660
2020591
2021416
2022668
2023514
2024818
2025492
2026905

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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).