Weather Records on 23 September 2000

2,026 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 2000. Highest significance: Woodruff, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 2000

On 23 September 2000, 2,026 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
736 were record highs and 791 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 160 monthly and 1,861 daily.
Woodruff set a monthly record daily snowfall of 34.0 cm (13.4 in) on 23 September 2000.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 23 September 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
South Pass City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum/Sambra	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Columbine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanship Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,026 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 325, Lowest daily maximum 448, Highest daily minimum 411, Lowest daily minimum 343, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 23 September 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	325
Lowest daily maximum	448
Highest daily minimum	411
Lowest daily minimum	343
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 23 September 2000 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 160, daily 1,861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,536 broken records

Margins by which the 1,536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 2000

Top 20 records on 23 September 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 2000	Woodruff, US	monthly snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	88 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2000	Millersburg, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2000	South Pass City, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	99 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2000	Chugwater, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2000	Alta, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	95 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2000	Deadwood, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2000	Echo Dam, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2000	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2000	Coalville, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2000	Lowell, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2000	Effingham, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2000	South Pass City, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2000	Warrenton, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2000	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2000	Newberry, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2000	Randolph, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2000	The Dalles, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2000	Anderson, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2000	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2000	Cheraw, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	55 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 2,026 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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 50	1,436
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1