Weather Records on 31 August 2006

1,147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2006. Highest significance: Waterville 2, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 2006

On 31 August 2006, 1,147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
500 were record highs and 350 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 1,069 daily.
Waterville 2 set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 31 August 2006.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,147 stations

1,147 station records on 31 August 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Medvezegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McClellanville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Immokalee	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Archbold Bio STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Swg Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahomet Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkin College	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern - ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Novogrudok	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Otates V	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,147 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 297.

Records on 31 August 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2006 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 72, daily 1,069.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

876 broken records

Margins by which the 876 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2006

Top 20 records on 31 August 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2006	Waterville 2, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2006	Santuck, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2006	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2006	Wittmann 1SE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Ellis, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Toorooka (Moparrabah), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Oberlin, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Appomattox, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Sitka AP, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Medvezegorsk, RU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Chiang Mai, TH	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Concord 4 SSW, US	monthly rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Wilmington Intl AP, US	monthly rain	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Cangai (Smelter Creek), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2006	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	51 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

1796 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2006. 2006 had 1,147 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	815
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1