Weather Records on 17 September 1949

292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1949. Highest significance: Chindwara, IN.

Key Facts for 17 September 1949

On 17 September 1949, 292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 290 daily.
Chindwara set a daily record precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 17 September 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

292 stations

292 station records on 17 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lahar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basoda	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dholpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sabalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

292 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 17 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1949

Top 20 records on 17 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1949	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1949	Seodha(Seondha), IN	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1949	Camden 1, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1949	Brantford, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1949	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1949	Lahar, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1949	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Basoda, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Kalol, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	0.8 C (33.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Jefferson, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Gohad, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Marysville, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Durant, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Neuse 2 NE, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily low min	0.8 C (33.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Gauhati Obsy, IN	monthly rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1949	Dholpur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	27 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 292 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	200
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1