Weather Records on 17 September 2012

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 2012. Highest significance: Evansville Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 17 September 2012

On 17 September 2012, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 581 daily.
Evansville Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 17 September 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

597 stations

597 station records on 17 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cuguevka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ivdel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Water Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kolari Kattilamaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville Intnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sofia	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova N	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nezahualcoyotl	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jalpa de Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagano	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calistoga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saucier Exp Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medina 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oystese - Borge	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Takada	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huajimic	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Wood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urakawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esashi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 149.

Records on 17 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 2012

Top 20 records on 17 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 2012	Evansville Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Cuguevka, RU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Anucino, RU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Ivdel, RU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Shelbyville Water Dept, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Tonsina, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Albany, AU	daily high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Burnet, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Kolari Kattilamaa, FI	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Fredericksburg, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Huntsville Intnl AP, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Astrahanka, RU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Junction 4SSW, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Red Rvr Rsch STN, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2012	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	83 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 597 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	435
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1