Weather Records on 17 September 1994

986 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1994. Highest significance: Lake Providence, US.

Key Facts for 17 September 1994

On 17 September 1994, 986 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 962 daily.
Lake Providence set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 17 September 1994.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

986 stations

986 station records on 17 September 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sjogarde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ostana	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Segeza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rugozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raznavolok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nynashamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eno Pamilo Luhtapohja	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Minas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitzic	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterhout	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apaseo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gouda	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dokkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Numansdorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Homerville 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barendrecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juskozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Die Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harsfjarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rumoi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaina	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

986 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 September 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 September 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 962.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

769 broken records

Margins by which the 769 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1994

Top 20 records on 17 September 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1994	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1994	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1994	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 September 1994	Sjogarde, SE	monthly rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Ostana, SE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Reboly, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	W Pt, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Tiirikoja, EE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Segeza, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Rugozero, RU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Kem-Port, RU	monthly rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Raznavolok, RU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Oud Alblas, NL	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Nynashamn, SE	monthly rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Eno Pamilo Luhtapohja, FI	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1994	Highlands, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	112 years	44 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1994. 1994 had 986 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	669
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1