Weather Records on 17 September 1936

219 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1936. Highest significance: Mettupalayam, IN.

Key Facts for 17 September 1936

On 17 September 1936, 219 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 212 daily.
Mettupalayam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.1 mm (5.2 in) on 17 September 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

219 stations

219 station records on 17 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

219 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 81.

Records on 17 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 212.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

172 broken records

Margins by which the 172 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1936

Top 20 records on 17 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1936	Mettupalayam, IN	monthly rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1936	Gainesville, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1936	Falmouth, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1936	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1936	Kundha (Kailkund), IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1936	Calcutta/Barracks, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1936	Henrietta, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1936	Milan, IT	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1936	Walsh River Post Office, AU	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1936	Ardmore, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1936	Cooperstown, US	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1936	Genoa, IT	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1936	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1936	Sanjari, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1936	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1936	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1936	Independence, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1936	Ballinger 2 NW, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1936	Weatherford, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1936	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	26 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1936. 1936 had 219 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	148
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1