Weather Records on 12 September 2001

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 2001. Highest significance: Whitton (Conapaira St), AU.

Key Facts for 12 September 2001

On 12 September 2001, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 773 daily.
Whitton (Conapaira St) set a daily record precipitation of 26.6 mm (1.0 in) on 12 September 2001.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 12 September 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harden (Dunolly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ternopil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ganevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kamianets-Podil Sky	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pruzany	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laane-Nigula	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ivacevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeshov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brody	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremenec	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Research Centre (Evans S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Novogrudok	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hejnum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ginninderra Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Volkovysk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marsliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manevichi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 September 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 September 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 773.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 2001

Top 20 records on 12 September 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 2001	Whitton (Conapaira St), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2001	Wentworth (Burtundy), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2001	Valley Falls, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2001	Pooncarie (Moorara), AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2001	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2001	Harden (Dunolly), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Ternopil, UA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Zhytomyr, UA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Leona Vicario, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Ganevici, BY	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Brunswick, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Kamianets-Podil Sky, UA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Huntly, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2001	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 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

1793 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 797 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	611
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1