Weather Records on 16 September 2017

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2017. Highest significance: Emeck, RU.

Key Facts for 16 September 2017

On 16 September 2017, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 569 daily.
Emeck set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 16 September 2017.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 16 September 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Drysdale (Brimdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koslan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sura	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lennep 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Slapton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strelka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanku	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koo Wee Rup (Srw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Tojma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lennep 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Waverley (Golf Course)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juan Mendoza	Bolivia	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dokkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rize	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keene 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malacca	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 September 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 September 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2017

Top 20 records on 16 September 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2017	Emeck, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Aberporth, GB	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Drysdale (Brimdale), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Koslan, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Phitsanulok/Sarit, TH	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Sura, RU	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	121 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Kojnas, RU	monthly rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Mayville, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Ust-Hairyuzovo, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Lennep 5 SW, US	monthly snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Thermopolis, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Medemblik, NL	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Slapton, GB	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Jersey: Airport, GB	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Adel, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Elliston, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Ganca, AZ	daily high min	19.6 C (67.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2017	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	106 years	41 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

1793 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2017. 2017 had 583 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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	460
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1