Weather Records on 4 September 2001

833 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 2001. Highest significance: Abu Hamed, SD.

Key Facts for 4 September 2001

On 4 September 2001, 833 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 784 daily.
Abu Hamed set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 4 September 2001.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

833 stations

833 station records on 4 September 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sarh	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Luoto Eugmo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deelen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pello Turtolankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Njurba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shors	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Velyka Oleksandrivk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elspeet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hulshorst	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Svanstein	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Korppoo Korpogard	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mamakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swifterbant	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merimasku Sannainen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harderwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Suntar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parainen Uto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inkoo Bagaskar	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zolotonosha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kolomak	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ylitornio Portimojarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

833 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 308.

Records on 4 September 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 48, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 2001

Top 20 records on 4 September 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 2001	Abu Hamed, SD	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Kootwijk, NL	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Leeds, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Sarh, TD	monthly low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Overtornea, SE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Luoto Eugmo, FI	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Deelen-1, NL	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Tallulah, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Pello Turtolankyla, FI	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Njurba, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Shors, UA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Nizhyn, UA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Velyka Oleksandrivk, UA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Elspeet, NL	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Hulshorst, NL	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Port Sudan, SD	daily low min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2001	Bratsk, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	40 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

1802 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2001. 2001 had 833 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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Data for records on 2001-09-04: 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 20	559
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2