Weather Records on 17 September 2005

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 2005. Highest significance: Bareilly, IN.

Key Facts for 17 September 2005

On 17 September 2005, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
478 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,019 daily.
Bareilly set a daily record precipitation of 267.0 mm (10.5 in) on 17 September 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 17 September 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Indiga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sula 2 SE (Sula Rs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pavilion 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Romanovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Swamp (Athlyne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Mole Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond (Koala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadabad	India	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ratece-Planica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Paz (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Passchendaele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee (Wattle Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 17 September 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 17 September 2005 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 19, daily 1,019.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

753 broken records

Margins by which the 753 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 2005

Top 20 records on 17 September 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 2005	Bareilly, IN	daily rain	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	88 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2005	Great Falls 16St, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2005	Indiga, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2005	Aliceville, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Sula 2 SE (Sula Rs), US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Chita, RU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Palo Verde, MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Canton 4N, US	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Avon, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Pavilion 2NE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Rodrigues, MU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Quito, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Romanovka, RU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Tustervatnet II, NO	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Woodstock, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2005	Black Swamp (Athlyne), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	40 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 1,042 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 25	734
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1