Weather Records on 6 September 2002

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 2002. Highest significance: Buffalo 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 6 September 2002

On 6 September 2002, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
510 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 825 daily.
Buffalo 2NE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 160.3 mm (6.3 in) on 6 September 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 6 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Milpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Croix Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skogfoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luck	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixpalino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Arboledas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Janiskoski	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yokosuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tosari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Tajo -Tunel Viejo-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 308, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 240.

Records on 6 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	308
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 38, daily 825.

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 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 2002

Top 20 records on 6 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 2002	Buffalo 2NE, US	all-time rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Milparinka (Milpa), AU	monthly rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Hastings, GB	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	St Croix Falls, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Cumberland, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Chiconautla, MX	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Libres (Smn), MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Skogfoss, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Key W Intl AP, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Port Alsworth, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Freeport 2 NW, US	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Amery, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Driggs, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Bairnsdale, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Napas, RU	monthly rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Salvatierra, MX	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2002	Wagner, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	43 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

1794 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 867 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

Download the Data

Data for records on 2002-09-06: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	588
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1