Weather Records on 17 September 1965

1,394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1965. Highest significance: Fillmore, US.

Key Facts for 17 September 1965

On 17 September 1965, 1,394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 1,049 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 141 monthly and 1,252 daily.
Fillmore set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 17 September 1965.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

1,394 stations

1,394 station records on 17 September 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Birdseye	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,394 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 571, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 478, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 17 September 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	571
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	478
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 17 September 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 141, daily 1,252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,189 broken records

Margins by which the 1,189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1965

Top 20 records on 17 September 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1965	Fillmore, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1965	Manti, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1965	Moroni, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	51 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1965	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1965	Hiawatha, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	40 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1965	Birdseye, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1965	Salina, US	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1965	Oak City, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Karasjok, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Vernal, US	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Levan, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Levan, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Green Rvr, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Eureka, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Harrison, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Ilkal, IN	all-time rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1965	Kautokeino, NO	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	46 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1965. 1965 had 1,394 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 50	1,153
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1