Weather Records on 5 September 2001

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 2001. Highest significance: Elliston, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 2001

On 5 September 2001, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 583 daily.
Elliston set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 5 September 2001.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 5 September 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Judoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perelyub	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tamazola	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Manchon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valle Nacional	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vilppula Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alavus Pollari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valle Nacional	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Cazadero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Truscott 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guangzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keuruu Pihlajavesi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ylitornio Portimojarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pello Konttajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halsua Kanala Purola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ebano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 5 September 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 41, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 2001

Top 20 records on 5 September 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 2001	Elliston, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2001	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Ft Logan 4 ESE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Artern, DE	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Cameron, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Novi Sad, RS	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	25.3 C (77.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Ust-Judoma, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Wharton, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Spearfish, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Spearfish, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Water Valley, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Perelyub, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Osijek, HR	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Santiago Tamazola, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Zuara, LY	daily high max	42.0 C (107.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Rodrigues, MU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Robert Lee 4WSW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2001	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	36 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 626 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 2001-09-05: 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 10	368
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2