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Weather Records on 29 September 1917

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1917. Highest significance: Bathurst Gaol, AU.

Key Facts for 29 September 1917

  • On 29 September 1917, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Bathurst Gaol set a daily record high maximum temperature of 25.6 C (78.1 F) on 29 September 1917.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 29 September 1917 19 station records on 29 September 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 29 September 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 September 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation96.8 mm (3.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham ParkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WalwaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
GunneeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 29 September 1917 by type Records set or tied on 29 September 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 02468Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 September 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 29 September 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 29 September 1917 by timescale Records on 29 September 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 September 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18.
Records on 29 September 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 September 1917 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.9. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 1: 21 to 2: 62 to 3: 23 to 4: 24 to 5: 05 to 6: 06 to 7: 27 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 September 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 26
2 to 32
3 to 42
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 72
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1917
Top 19 records on 29 September 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 September 1917Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)55 years25 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)11 years25 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)43 years24 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years21 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Montgomery Wb City, USmonthly rain96.8 mm (3.8 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)2 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min15.8 C (60.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Fulham Park, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Inverell Comparison, AUdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Cobar Post Office, AUdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Orbost (Comparison), AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Walwa, AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Gunnee, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Darwin Post Office, AUdaily high min (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Astoria, USdaily high max (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1917Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max (Tie)33.9 C (93.0 F)tie0 years1 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

1836 to 1917
Records on 09-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1917. 1917 had 19 records. 01,0002,0003,0001836: 11843: 11854: 21859: 21861: 11862: 11864: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21871: 11873: 31874: 11877: 21881: 11882: 11883: 21884: 21885: 41886: 11887: 11888: 31889: 31890: 41892: 41893: 11894: 41895: 41897: 51898: 41899: 91900: 31901: 71902: 141903: 111904: 261905: 111906: 161907: 261908: 201909: 101910: 101911: 641912: 271913: 201914: 241915: 431916: 1841917: 191918: 361919: 381920: 221921: 1481922: 331923: 891924: 2641925: 1661926: 1951927: 2361928: 2121929: 2431930: 711931: 2041932: 2341933: 3531934: 3941935: 1881936: 3991937: 2761938: 4231939: 4071940: 3461941: 5111942: 8581943: 3901944: 3981945: 8991946: 2651947: 4671948: 3341949: 3981950: 4721951: 4751952: 4041953: 1,0791954: 8141955: 3751956: 3801957: 6361958: 3091959: 1,0661960: 1431961: 4471962: 4811963: 9961964: 1,1541965: 6891966: 4981967: 1,2501968: 1841969: 2791970: 6291971: 7971972: 6371973: 7691974: 7301975: 3651976: 6361977: 8001978: 5691979: 5811980: 8741981: 7471982: 9111983: 9201984: 1,4471985: 1,7891986: 1,6241987: 6411988: 5541989: 7101990: 4161991: 7471992: 8331993: 6201994: 9671995: 1,0331996: 1,3561997: 6831998: 1,2951999: 1,4402000: 9652001: 8462002: 5572003: 9242004: 7542005: 1,1632006: 6952007: 9292008: 4612009: 7002010: 1,1102011: 1,5722012: 7372013: 6232014: 5482015: 7242016: 9122017: 4332018: 5822019: 2,1932020: 4442021: 7902022: 6002023: 8662024: 1,3912025: 5162026: 5441836188319011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1917. 1917 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-29 in each year
YearRecords
18361
18431
18542
18592
18611
18621
18641
18671
18681
18692
18711
18733
18741
18772
18811
18821
18832
18842
18854
18861
18871
18883
18893
18904
18924
18931
18944
18954
18975
18984
18999
19003
19017
190214
190311
190426
190511
190616
190726
190820
190910
191010
191164
191227
191320
191424
191543
1916184
191719
191836
191938
192022
1921148
192233
192389
1924264
1925166
1926195
1927236
1928212
1929243
193071
1931204
1932234
1933353
1934394
1935188
1936399
1937276
1938423
1939407
1940346
1941511
1942858
1943390
1944398
1945899
1946265
1947467
1948334
1949398
1950472
1951475
1952404
19531,079
1954814
1955375
1956380
1957636
1958309
19591,066
1960143
1961447
1962481
1963996
19641,154
1965689
1966498
19671,250
1968184
1969279
1970629
1971797
1972637
1973769
1974730
1975365
1976636
1977800
1978569
1979581
1980874
1981747
1982911
1983920
19841,447
19851,789
19861,624
1987641
1988554
1989710
1990416
1991747
1992833
1993620
1994967
19951,033
19961,356
1997683
19981,295
19991,440
2000965
2001846
2002557
2003924
2004754
20051,163
2006695
2007929
2008461
2009700
20101,110
20111,572
2012737
2013623
2014548
2015724
2016912
2017433
2018582
20192,193
2020444
2021790
2022600
2023866
20241,391
2025516
2026544

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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).