Weather Records on 17 September 1950

412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1950. Highest significance: Desuri, IN.

Key Facts for 17 September 1950

On 17 September 1950, 412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 397 daily.
Desuri set an all-time record daily precipitation of 330.2 mm (13.0 in) on 17 September 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

412 stations

412 station records on 17 September 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	330.2 mm (13.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	322.6 mm (12.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chhota-Udepur	India	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	262.1 mm (10.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sagwara	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahudha	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abohar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thasra	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

412 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 230.

Records on 17 September 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1950

Top 20 records on 17 September 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1950	Desuri, IN	all-time rain	330.2 mm (13.0 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	10 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1950	Nathana, IN	all-time rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1950	Ahmadabad, IN	monthly rain	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1950	Marshall, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1950	Anantnag, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Jefferson, US	monthly rain	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Nakodar, IN	all-time rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Dungarpur, IN	monthly rain	322.6 mm (12.7 in)	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Chhota-Udepur, IN	daily rain	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Jhalod, IN	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Ferozepur Sadar, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Partabgarh, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Anderson, US	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Sailana, IN	daily rain	262.1 mm (10.3 in)	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Tibri, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Nadiad, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Moga, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Banswara, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1950	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 412 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	285
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1