Weather Records on 17 September 2000

1,318 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 2000. Highest significance: Joao Pessoa, BR.

Key Facts for 17 September 2000

On 17 September 2000, 1,318 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
732 were record highs and 455 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,299 daily.
Joao Pessoa set a daily record precipitation of 75.9 mm (3.0 in) on 17 September 2000.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

1,318 stations

1,318 station records on 17 September 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aguia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hornisgrinde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponta da Fruta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tejamen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olinala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peon Blanco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas 2 NW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,318 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 468, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 306, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 September 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	468
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	306
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 1,299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

981 broken records

Margins by which the 981 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 2000

Top 20 records on 17 September 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 2000	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2000	Postmasburg, ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Kazan, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Elkhorn, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Sarapul, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Plevna, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Aguia Branca, BR	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Mayo, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Bridgeport, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Juiz de Fora, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Hornisgrinde, DE	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Elkhorn, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Ponta da Fruta, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Tejamen, MX	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Arcadia, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	El Carrizal, MX	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Haleyville, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2000	Climax, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	43 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 1,318 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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Data for records on 2000-09-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	948
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1