Weather Records on 17 September 2001

895 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 2001. Highest significance: Fredonia, US.

Key Facts for 17 September 2001

On 17 September 2001, 895 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
312 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 871 daily.
Fredonia set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 17 September 2001.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

895 stations

895 station records on 17 September 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Veenendaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nijkerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wageningen (Pd)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Stroo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dronten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spakenburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joure	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turicato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woudenberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmuiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lunteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Megen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canelas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oss	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klippan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Writtle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boxtel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

895 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 September 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 September 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 871.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

710 broken records

Margins by which the 710 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 2001

Top 20 records on 17 September 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 2001	Fredonia, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2001	Veenendaal, NL	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Suchiate, MX	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Nijkerk, NL	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Quinter, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Hassleholm, SE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Ratnagiri, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Gravette, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Wellfleet, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Wageningen (Pd), NL	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	La Grange, US	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Norra_Stroo, SE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Dronten, NL	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Spakenburg, NL	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Lyman, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Covington, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	El Dorado, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2001	Horton, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	43 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2001. 2001 had 895 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 100	709
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1