Weather Records on 17 September 1934

246 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1934. Highest significance: Turners Falls, US.

Key Facts for 17 September 1934

On 17 September 1934, 246 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 245 daily.
Turners Falls set a daily record precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 17 September 1934.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

246 stations

246 station records on 17 September 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

246 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 105.

Records on 17 September 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

195 broken records

Margins by which the 195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1934

Top 20 records on 17 September 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1934	Turners Falls, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Kukrahati, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Amherst, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Harrisburg River Gage, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Waterville Wwtp, US	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Williamsport, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Pal-Lahara, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Concord, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Waterbury, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Mehgawan, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Winchendon, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Plymouth, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Spier Falls, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1934	Keene, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	32 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1934. 1934 had 246 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-17 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1797	1
1805	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	2
1845	1
1847	3
1848	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	2
1854	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1881	1
1882	2
1884	3
1885	3
1886	6
1888	2
1889	8
1891	1
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	9
1897	4
1898	7
1899	1
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	28
1904	2
1905	17
1906	10
1907	15
1908	13
1909	7
1910	38
1911	15
1912	17
1913	28
1914	38
1915	48
1916	40
1917	255
1918	41
1919	21
1920	40
1921	66
1922	47
1923	159
1924	80
1925	338
1926	154
1927	420
1928	78
1929	168
1930	147
1931	564
1932	425
1933	415
1934	246
1935	321
1936	219
1937	463
1938	363
1939	294
1940	326
1941	328
1942	581
1943	513
1944	403
1945	614
1946	620
1947	680
1948	630
1949	292
1950	412
1951	359
1952	263
1953	344
1954	449
1955	649
1956	437
1957	405
1958	806
1959	1,210
1960	385
1961	657
1962	432
1963	297
1964	559
1965	1,394
1966	523
1967	331
1968	691
1969	352
1970	412
1971	898
1972	556
1973	638
1974	491
1975	478
1976	636
1977	641
1978	764
1979	804
1980	794
1981	1,155
1982	606
1983	862
1984	1,006
1985	448
1986	1,314
1987	926
1988	982
1989	863
1990	650
1991	1,407
1992	686
1993	950
1994	986
1995	1,145
1996	1,342
1997	1,057
1998	1,137
1999	1,102
2000	1,318
2001	895
2002	1,025
2003	586
2004	872
2005	1,042
2006	1,344
2007	752
2008	886
2009	871
2010	907
2011	1,116
2012	597
2013	1,253
2014	571
2015	953
2016	707
2017	455
2018	899
2019	774
2020	651
2021	345
2022	313
2023	646
2024	954
2025	634
2026	968

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	158
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1