Weather Records on 17 September 1957

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1957. Highest significance: Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU.

Key Facts for 17 September 1957

On 17 September 1957, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 396 daily.
Coranderrk Badger Weir set a daily record precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 17 September 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

405 stations

405 station records on 17 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yerington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ghee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canterbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 17 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1957

Top 20 records on 17 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1957	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1957	Yerington, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1957	Sassafras Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Silvan State School, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	monthly rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Malin Head, IE	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Nagamangala, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Rome, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Mc Ghee, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Milan, IT	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Canterbury, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Warburton, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1957	Parksville, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	39 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 405 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	254
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2