Weather Records on 6 September 2000

1,500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 2000. Highest significance: Valdosta Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 September 2000

On 6 September 2000, 1,500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
624 were record highs and 531 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 132 monthly and 1,348 daily.
Valdosta Rgnl AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 180.3 mm (7.1 in) on 6 September 2000.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,500 stations

1,500 station records on 6 September 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valdosta Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pearsall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Steinhatchee 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dederang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Los Ortices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitby Falls	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosa Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kasa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,500 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 479, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 336, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 6 September 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	479
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	336
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 2000 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 132, daily 1,348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,100 broken records

Margins by which the 1,100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 2000

Top 20 records on 6 September 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 2000	Valdosta Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2000	Pearsall, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2000	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Steinhatchee 6 ENE, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Zapata 1 S, US	monthly high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Dederang, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Tilden 4 SSE, US	monthly high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Chapman Hill, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Los Ortices, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Sandy Hook, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Whitby Falls, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Sugar Land, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Schmucke, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Carson City, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Dilley, US	monthly high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Raymondville, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2000	Rockport, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	44 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 1,500 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 2000-09-06: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,026
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2