Weather Records on 17 September 2002

1,025 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 2002. Highest significance: Stockinbingal General Store, AU.

Key Facts for 17 September 2002

On 17 September 2002, 1,025 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
364 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Stockinbingal General Store set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 17 September 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

1,025 stations

1,025 station records on 17 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Porto	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Illabo (Clock Museum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nyzhniohirsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbata Cooma St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston ( Aldinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Maroma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Huntingdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Research Centre (Evans S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alectown (Vanvilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peon Blanco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dzankoj	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,025 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 444.

Records on 17 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 2002

Top 20 records on 17 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 2002	Stockinbingal General Store, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2002	Robstown, US	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2002	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2002	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2002	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2002	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2002	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2002	Porto, PT	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2002	Dalton Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2002	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2002	Illabo (Clock Museum), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2002	Nyzhniohirsk, UA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2002	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2002	Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2002	Hillston (Hunthawang), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2002	Lake Cargelligo Airport, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2002	Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2002	Mombasa, KE	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2002	Tottenham Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2002	Carapan, MX	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	47 years	51 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2002. 2002 had 1,025 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	755
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1