Weather Records on 17 September 1990

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1990. Highest significance: Durango, US.

Key Facts for 17 September 1990

On 17 September 1990, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 633 daily.
Durango set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 17 September 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 17 September 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ixhuatlan del Cafe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Qiqihar	China	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tongliao	China	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nedstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peach Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parral A. El Hormiguero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Media Luna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Volochanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 September 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1990

Top 20 records on 17 September 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1990	Durango, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Ixhuatlan del Cafe, MX	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Qiqihar, CN	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Manistee 3SE, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Haina 214, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat, AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Arcadia, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Muleshoe #1, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Tongliao, CN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Tancochapa, MX	monthly low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Purcellville, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Sundance, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Hanna, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1990	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	37 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 650 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	473
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1