Weather Records on 15 September 2000

1,175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 2000. Highest significance: Hayling Island, GB.

Key Facts for 15 September 2000

On 15 September 2000, 1,175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
842 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,135 daily.
Hayling Island set a daily record precipitation of 51.9 mm (2.0 in) on 15 September 2000.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,175 stations

1,175 station records on 15 September 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Solferino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merida	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Pueblito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedrolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purisima de Bustos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cendradillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suchil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olinala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Ancho (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanquian de Escobedo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,175 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 512, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 330, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 15 September 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	512
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	330
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 1,135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

894 broken records

Margins by which the 894 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 2000

Top 20 records on 15 September 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 2000	Hayling Island, GB	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Solferino, MX	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Turinsk, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Faribault, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Merida, VE	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Saguache, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	El Pueblito, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	South Pass City, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Cedrolandia, BR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf), DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Purisima de Bustos, MX	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Prescott, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Orleans, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Grace, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Trinidad, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Three Lynx, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2000	Kennewick, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76 years	39 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

1797 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2000. 2000 had 1,175 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	857
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1