Weather Records on 5 September 2017

778 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 2017. Highest significance: Echunga Golf Course, AU.

Key Facts for 5 September 2017

On 5 September 2017, 778 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
612 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 692 daily.
Echunga Golf Course set a daily record precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 5 September 2017.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

778 stations

778 station records on 5 September 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	261.1 mm (10.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ytre Solund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yakushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lookout Pt Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newhalem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coalinga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

778 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 285, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 327, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 5 September 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	285
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	327
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 2017 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 79, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 2017

Top 20 records on 5 September 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 2017	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 September 2017	Podor, SN	all-time rain	261.1 mm (10.3 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2017	Coimbatore/Peelamed, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Ytre Solund, NO	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Petaluma AP, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Monterey, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Aberdeen, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Yakushima, JP	daily rain	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	124 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Fergana, UZ	daily high min	20.9 C (69.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Paradise, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Wasco, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Glenbrook, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2017	King City, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 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

1802 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2017. 2017 had 778 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

Download the Data

Data for records on 2017-09-05: 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	586
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1