Weather Records on 17 September 1959

1,210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1959. Highest significance: Diamond Harbour, IN.

Key Facts for 17 September 1959

On 17 September 1959, 1,210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 994 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 1,202 daily.
Diamond Harbour set a daily record precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 17 September 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,210 stations

1,210 station records on 17 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kolaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washago	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,210 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 563, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 431, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	563
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	431
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 1,202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

979 broken records

Margins by which the 979 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1959

Top 20 records on 17 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1959	Diamond Harbour, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Kadayam, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Ottapalam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Svirica, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Ravenna, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Anthony, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Belleville, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Lezay, FR	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Belleville, CA	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Chamarajnagar, IN	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Oelrichs, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Lamar, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Bedford, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Nenzel 20 S, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Chamberlain, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1959	Arthur, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	20 years	34 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 1,210 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 20	958
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1