Weather Records on 17 September 2019

774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 2019. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 17 September 2019

On 17 September 2019, 774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
545 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 749 daily.
Goychay set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 17 September 2019.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

774 stations

774 station records on 17 September 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richlands (Bouverie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bathurst (Somerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mountain Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bettles AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

774 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 September 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 September 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 749.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 2019

Top 20 records on 17 September 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 2019	Goychay, AZ	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2019	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Hallock, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Castle Dale, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Ristna, EE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Valladolid, ES	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Kingsport, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Towner 2 NE, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Richlands (Bouverie), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Galveston Scholes Fld, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Superior, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	123 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Wallace, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	New Salem 5NW, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2019	Palmerville, AU	daily low min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	114 years	42 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2019. 2019 had 774 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 10	545
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1