Weather Records on 1 September 2006

1,157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 2006. Highest significance: Washington Wwtp 4W, US.

Key Facts for 1 September 2006

On 1 September 2006, 1,157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
461 were record highs and 341 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,061 daily.
Washington Wwtp 4W set a daily record precipitation of 165.6 mm (6.5 in) on 1 September 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,157 stations

1,157 station records on 1 September 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Painter 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	243.6 mm (9.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Assateague	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston Ag Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tlapa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Velikij_Ustjug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,157 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 355.

Records on 1 September 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 2006 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 86, daily 1,061.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 2006

Top 20 records on 1 September 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 2006	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 September 2006	Painter 2 W, US	all-time rain	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2006	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	243.6 mm (9.6 in)	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2006	Byfield Childs Road, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2006	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	101 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2006	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2006	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2006	Wilmington 7 N, US	daily rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2006	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 September 2006	Bhopal/Bairagarh, IN	daily rain	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2006	Williamston 1 E, US	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2006	De Smet, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2006	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2006	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2006	Norfolk NAS, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2006	Assateague, US	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2006	Trenton, US	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2006	Dresden, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2006	Norfolk Intl AP, US	all-time rain	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2006	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	55 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

1797 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2006. 2006 had 1,157 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 September 2006
Margin	Records
0 to 50	865
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1