Weather Records on 17 September 2010

907 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 2010. Highest significance: Puente Nacional (Cfe), MX.

Key Facts for 17 September 2010

On 17 September 2010, 907 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
430 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 870 daily.
Puente Nacional (Cfe) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 339.9 mm (13.4 in) on 17 September 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

907 stations

907 station records on 17 September 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Puente Nacional (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Almolonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Tejar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Los Idolos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	354.8 mm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Terrones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Viejo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tembladeras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cosautlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Totutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kocevje	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Actopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tajgonos	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Diamante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Vas Na Blokah	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Segovia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Teocelo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Mesto	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Letalisce Jozeta Pucnika Ljubl	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Micos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 1ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

907 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 September 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 September 2010 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 33, daily 870.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 171.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 2010

Top 20 records on 17 September 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 2010	Puente Nacional (Cfe), MX	all-time rain	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2010	Puente Jula, MX	daily rain	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	150.3 mm (5.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Almolonga, MX	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Altotonga, MX	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	El Tejar, MX	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Los Idolos, MX	daily rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Martinez de la Torre (Dge), MX	daily rain	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Misantla, MX	all-time rain	354.8 mm (14.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Terrones, MX	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Rancho Viejo, MX	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Tembladeras, MX	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Jose Cardel, MX	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Diredawa, ET	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Tecolutla, MX	daily rain	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Cosautlan, MX	monthly rain	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Alpine, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Totutla, MX	monthly rain	271.3 mm (10.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2010	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	48 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2010. 2010 had 907 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	611
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3