Weather Records on 12 September 2000

1,188 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 2000. Highest significance: Vestervig, DK.

Key Facts for 12 September 2000

On 12 September 2000, 1,188 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
891 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,138 daily.
Vestervig set a daily record precipitation of 33.7 mm (1.3 in) on 12 September 2000.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

1,188 stations

1,188 station records on 12 September 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cumberland Police Brk	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peon Blanco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchardville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,188 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 548, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 343, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 12 September 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	548
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	343
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 47, daily 1,138.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

806 broken records

Margins by which the 806 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 2000

Top 20 records on 12 September 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 2000	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	114 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2000	Cumberland Police Brk, US	all-time rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Kofu, JP	all-time rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Barrington 3SW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Burlington Wwtp, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Wakayama, JP	daily rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Tecolotlan (Dge), MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Newton, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Norwich, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Healdton 3 E, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Reykjavik, IS	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	0.3 C (32.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Atchison, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Kelliher, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Lenoir, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2000	Fredericksburg, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 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

1793 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 1,188 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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 20	763
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1