Weather Records on 6 September 1942

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1942. Highest significance: Palana, IN.

Key Facts for 6 September 1942

On 6 September 1942, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 272 daily.
Palana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 135.4 mm (5.3 in) on 6 September 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 6 September 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palana	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dungargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abohar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lunkaransar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 September 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 September 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 272.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1942

Top 20 records on 6 September 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1942	Palana, IN	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1942	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1942	Bikaner, IN	monthly rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1942	Sujangarh, IN	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1942	Nagaur (Nagore ), IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1942	Churu, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1942	Settle, US	monthly rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1942	Dungargarh, IN	all-time rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1942	Lenoir, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1942	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1942	Fazilka, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1942	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1942	Surpura (Nokha), IN	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1942	Abohar, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1942	Sholavandan, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1942	Balanpur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1942	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1942	Subiaco, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1942	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1942	Partapganj, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	30 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 284 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 10	165
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	1