Weather Records on 6 September 1948

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1948. Highest significance: Milan 1NW, US.

Key Facts for 6 September 1948

On 6 September 1948, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 367 daily.
Milan 1NW set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 6 September 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 6 September 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Godhra	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurs Lake (Upper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dakor	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 6 September 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1948

Top 20 records on 6 September 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1948	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Augusta, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Varberg, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Warrenton, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Biri, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Vang I Valdres, NO	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1948	Galway, IE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1948	Tiruvangadi, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1948	Beito, NO	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1948	Golconda River, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1948	Caroleen, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1948	Vestervig, DK	monthly rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1948	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	32 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 379 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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Data for records on 1948-09-06: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	275
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2