Weather Records on 6 September 1971

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1971. Highest significance: Irvington, US.

Key Facts for 6 September 1971

On 6 September 1971, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 429 daily.
Irvington set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 6 September 1971.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 6 September 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla (Jeolga Old.Sf.Site)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vologda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fowler	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 6 September 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1971

Top 20 records on 6 September 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1971	Irvington, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1971	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Lockwood, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Kentland, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Nikolsk, RU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Hialeah, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Ribeirao Do Sul, BR	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Durham, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Rantoul, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1971	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	36 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

1794 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 436 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	266
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3