Weather Records on 17 September 1952

263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1952. Highest significance: Dartmoor, AU.

Key Facts for 17 September 1952

On 17 September 1952, 263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 259 daily.
Dartmoor set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 17 September 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

263 stations

263 station records on 17 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonai	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

263 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 17 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

222 broken records

Margins by which the 222 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1952

Top 20 records on 17 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1952	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1952	Warsaw, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1952	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1952	Princetown, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1952	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1952	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1952	Marysville (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1952	Kopati(Kaupati), IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1952	Bargarh, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1952	Griggsville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1952	Port Campbell (Waare), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1952	Johanna Glen, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1952	Port Fairy Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1952	Kisinev, MD	daily low min	0.1 C (32.2 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1952	Cheljabinsk-Balandi, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1952	Tirrengower, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1952	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1952	Timboon, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1952	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1952	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	27 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 263 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 10	181
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1