Weather Records on 24 September 2001

1,097 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 2001. Highest significance: Thiruvananthapuram, IN.

Key Facts for 24 September 2001

On 24 September 2001, 1,097 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
599 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,052 daily.
Thiruvananthapuram set a daily record precipitation of 117.1 mm (4.6 in) on 24 September 2001.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

1,097 stations

1,097 station records on 24 September 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Owen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown (Glen Gillian)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vleuten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob (Gilles Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wismar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Oneida Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shiptons Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Marquesa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava (Wanappe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Opaeula 870	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,097 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 383, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 September 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	383
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 September 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 44, daily 1,052.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

828 broken records

Margins by which the 828 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 2001

Top 20 records on 24 September 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 2001	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2001	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2001	Mallala, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2001	Owen, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2001	Kadina, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2001	Two Wells, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2001	Hardy, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2001	Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2001	Bute, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2001	Paskeville, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2001	Riverton, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2001	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2001	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2001	Rosedale (Turretfield Research, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2001	Beachport, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2001	Canisteo 1 SW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2001	Greene, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2001	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2001	Williamstown (Glen Gillian), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2001	Vleuten, NL	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	50 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

1803 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2001. 2001 had 1,097 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	824
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1