Weather Records on 6 September 1990

805 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1990. Highest significance: Cloquet, US.

Key Facts for 6 September 1990

On 6 September 1990, 805 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
515 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 747 daily.
Cloquet set an all-time record daily precipitation of 214.4 mm (8.4 in) on 6 September 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

805 stations

805 station records on 6 September 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth Harbor STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sumy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Opaeula 870	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shilka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lame Deer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

805 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 306, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 6 September 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	306
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 56, daily 747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1990

Top 20 records on 6 September 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1990	Cloquet, US	all-time rain	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1990	Green Bay, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1990	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Upton, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Arcadia, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Buskala Rch, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Geneseo, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Brule Rs, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Ft Madison, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Duluth Harbor STN, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Winter, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Sumy, UA	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Medford, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Opaeula 870, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Whitestown, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Canfield 1 S, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1990	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	139 years	41 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 805 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 1990-09-06: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	532
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1