Weather Records on 17 September 1941

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1941. Highest significance: Campbelltown 1, AU.

Key Facts for 17 September 1941

On 17 September 1941, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 322 daily.
Campbelltown 1 set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 17 September 1941.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 17 September 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 September 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1941

Top 20 records on 17 September 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1941	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Dhulia, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Dalu, IN	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Malayattur, IN	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Kanjirapally, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Sakri, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Hinganghat, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Appin Church St, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1941	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1941	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1941	Orenburg, RU	monthly high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1941	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1941	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1941	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	30 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1941. 1941 had 328 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	229
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3