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Weather Records on 17 September 1919

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1919. Highest significance: St. Petersburg, RU.

Key Facts for 17 September 1919

  • On 17 September 1919, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 21 daily.
  • St. Petersburg set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 17 September 1919.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 17 September 1919 21 station records on 17 September 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 17 September 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 September 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ThornboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high maximum temperature27.1 C (80.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
InnisfailAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature22.9 C (73.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 17 September 1919 by type Records set or tied on 17 September 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 September 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 17 September 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 September 1919 by timescale Records on 17 September 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 September 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21.
Records on 17 September 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 September 1919 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 September 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1919
Top 20 records on 17 September 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 September 1919St. Petersburg, RUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)15.1 mm (0.6 in)25 years39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1919Saint John, CAdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)43 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Yarmouth, CAdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Thornborough, AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily high max27.1 C (80.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Bad Muskau, DEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Innisfail, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)2 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Moreton Telegraph Station, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Medicine Hat A, CAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max22.9 C (73.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919New Westminster, CAdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Burlington, USdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Cairns Post Office, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)2 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Prince Albert, CAdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Port Douglas - Warner St, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Coen Post Office, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1919Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min (Tie)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie13 years2 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 1919
Records on 09-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 21 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 1919. 1919 had 21 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).