Weather Records on 6 September 1926

123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1926. Highest significance: Plainfield, US.

Key Facts for 6 September 1926

On 6 September 1926, 123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 121 daily.
Plainfield set a daily record precipitation of 118.6 mm (4.7 in) on 6 September 1926.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

123 stations

123 station records on 6 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

123 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 66.

Records on 6 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 121.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

93 broken records

Margins by which the 93 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1926

Top 20 records on 6 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1926	Plainfield, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1926	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1926	State College, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1926	White River, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1926	Wheeling (1), US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1926	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Helena, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Chita, RU	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Lambertville River, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Paterson, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Lenoir, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Surgut, RU	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1926	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 123 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	82
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1