Weather Records on 17 September 2026

968 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 2026. Highest significance: Fraserburg, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 September 2026

On 17 September 2026, 968 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
792 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 917 daily.
Fraserburg set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 17 September 2026 (provisional).
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

968 stations

968 station records on 17 September 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zamora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zilani	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bolu	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rezekne	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spud Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stump Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

968 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 558, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 17 September 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	558
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 917.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

751 broken records

Margins by which the 751 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 2026

Top 20 records on 17 September 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 2026	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	128 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 September 2026	Van Reenen, ZA	monthly rain (Provisional)	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2026	Suwa, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2026	Zamora, MX	daily rain (Provisional)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2026	Zilani, LV	daily rain (Provisional)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2026	Zoseni, LV	monthly rain (Provisional)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Willcox, US	daily rain (Provisional)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Ristna, EE	daily rain (Provisional)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	133 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Huntington, US	monthly rain (Provisional)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily rain (Provisional)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Bolu, TR	daily rain (Provisional)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Jackson Peak, US	monthly rain (Provisional)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Kaunas, LT	daily rain (Provisional)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	monthly high min (Provisional)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	128 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Ft Wayne Intl AP, US	daily rain (Provisional)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Shemya USAF Base, US	monthly low min (Provisional)	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Pakri, EE	monthly rain (Provisional)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Rezekne, LV	monthly rain (Provisional)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2026	Glennville 3NW, US	daily low min (Provisional)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	117 years	49 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2026. 2026 had 968 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	721
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1