Weather Records on 7 September 2006
1,105 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 2006. Highest significance: Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU.
Key Facts for 7 September 2006
- On 7 September 2006, 1,105 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 347 were record highs and 302 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,068 daily.
- Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 7 September 2006.
- Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.
Record Map
1,105 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 87.0 mm (3.4 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Sans Souci (Public School) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 72.0 mm (2.8 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 107.2 mm (4.2 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Riverview Observatory | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 102.6 mm (4.0 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Prospect Reservoir | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 68.9 mm (2.7 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 85.2 mm (3.4 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 75.6 mm (3.0 in) | 69 of 100 (Major) |
| Manly Vale (Manly Dam) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.0 mm (2.0 in) | 69 of 100 (Major) |
| Bexley Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 78.0 mm (3.1 in) | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| Golspie (Ayrston) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 37.4 mm (1.5 in) | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 59.8 mm (2.4 in) | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| Maroota ( Roberts Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 65.0 mm (2.6 in) | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| Junee Reefs (Clear Hills) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 31.2 mm (1.2 in) | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| Cronulla South Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 76.0 mm (3.0 in) | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| Woodhouselee (Leeston) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| Rauma Ayho | Finland | Record daily precipitation | 46.6 mm (1.8 in) | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| Randwick Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 69.0 mm (2.7 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Rookwood (Hawthorne Ave) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 70.2 mm (2.8 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Darkes Forest (Kintyre) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 98.2 mm (3.9 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Wyong (Wyong Golf Club) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 55.4 mm (2.2 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Glenorie (Old Northern Rd) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 78.6 mm (3.1 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Randwick Racecourse | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 73.8 mm (2.9 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Taralga Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.4 mm (1.4 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Concord Golf Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 81.8 mm (3.2 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Crookwell (Gundowringa) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.4 mm (1.5 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Revesby (Paten Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 80.4 mm (3.2 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Seven Hills (Collins St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 100.4 mm (4.0 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Strathfield Golf Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 59.5 mm (2.3 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Parramatta North (Masons Drive | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 103.4 mm (4.1 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| West Pennant Hills (Cumberland | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 70.0 mm (2.8 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Richlands (Bouverie) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 45.6 mm (1.8 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lappi Kaukola | Finland | Record daily precipitation | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bowen Mountain (Grandview Lane | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 88.4 mm (3.5 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lucas Heights (Ansto) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 80.0 mm (3.1 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Granville Shell Refinery | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 88.8 mm (3.5 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Centennial Park | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 73.4 mm (2.9 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Picton Council Depot | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.0 mm (1.3 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Binalong Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.0 mm (1.6 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Feldberg/Schwarzwald | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 64.9 mm (2.6 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cromer Golf Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 65.4 mm (2.6 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wallacia Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.2 mm (1.9 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bannaby (Hillasmount) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.0 mm (1.9 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Marrar (Centenary Drive) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 27.6 mm (1.1 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Narjan Mar | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 43.7 mm (1.7 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 83.2 mm (3.3 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Glenbrook Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 49.0 mm (1.9 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Sydney Airport AMO | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 80.0 mm (3.1 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Palm Beach (Sunrise Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 67.2 mm (2.6 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bringelly (Maryland) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 47.8 mm (1.9 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Camden (Brownlow Hill) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.2 mm (1.5 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Goulburn (Hillwood) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Koylio Yttila | Finland | Record daily precipitation | 32.3 mm (1.3 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 34.0 mm (1.3 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Marrickville Golf Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 71.0 mm (2.8 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 62.0 mm (2.4 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Merrylands (Welsford Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 107.2 mm (4.2 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Orchard Hills Treatment Works | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 55.2 mm (2.2 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dural (Old Northern Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 83.0 mm (3.3 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cawdor (Woodburn) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 36.2 mm (1.4 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Camden Airport AWS | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 41.2 mm (1.6 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
1,105 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 138 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 199 |
| Highest daily minimum | 209 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 103 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 456 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 37 |
| daily | 1,068 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
894 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 781 |
| 20 to 40 | 67 |
| 40 to 60 | 29 |
| 60 to 80 | 11 |
| 80 to 100 | 5 |
| 100 to 120 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
7 September 2006| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2006 | Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU | monthly rain | 87.0 mm (3.4 in) | 21.7 mm (0.9 in) | 91 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Sans Souci (Public School), AU | daily rain | 72.0 mm (2.8 in) | 44.6 mm (1.8 in) | 72 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU | daily rain | 107.2 mm (4.2 in) | 80.8 mm (3.2 in) | 72 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Riverview Observatory, AU | daily rain | 102.6 mm (4.0 in) | 72.1 mm (2.8 in) | 72 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Prospect Reservoir, AU | daily rain | 68.9 mm (2.7 in) | 41.7 mm (1.6 in) | 72 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU | daily rain | 85.2 mm (3.4 in) | 76.8 mm (3.0 in) | 72 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU | daily rain | 75.6 mm (3.0 in) | 53.5 mm (2.1 in) | 72 years | 69 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Manly Vale (Manly Dam), AU | daily rain | 52.0 mm (2.0 in) | 41.1 mm (1.6 in) | 88 years | 69 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Bexley Bowling Club, AU | daily rain | 78.0 mm (3.1 in) | 53.1 mm (2.1 in) | 72 years | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Golspie (Ayrston), AU | daily rain | 37.4 mm (1.5 in) | 21.1 mm (0.8 in) | 95 years | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU | daily rain | 59.8 mm (2.4 in) | 41.5 mm (1.6 in) | 72 years | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Maroota ( Roberts Road), AU | daily rain | 65.0 mm (2.6 in) | 55.9 mm (2.2 in) | 63 years | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Junee Reefs (Clear Hills), AU | daily rain | 31.2 mm (1.2 in) | 19.0 mm (0.7 in) | 104 years | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Cronulla South Bowling Club, AU | daily rain | 76.0 mm (3.0 in) | 55.7 mm (2.2 in) | 59 years | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU | daily rain | 46.0 mm (1.8 in) | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) | 118 years | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Rauma Ayho, FI | monthly rain | 46.6 mm (1.8 in) | 19.9 mm (0.8 in) | 32 years | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Randwick Bowling Club, AU | daily rain | 69.0 mm (2.7 in) | 34.2 mm (1.3 in) | 72 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Rookwood (Hawthorne Ave), AU | daily rain | 70.2 mm (2.8 in) | 66.1 mm (2.6 in) | 52 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU | daily rain | 98.2 mm (3.9 in) | 70.8 mm (2.8 in) | 39 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 7 September 2006 | Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU | daily rain | 55.4 mm (2.2 in) | 33.6 mm (1.3 in) | 88 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
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
1802 to 2006Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1802 | 2 |
| 1814 | 2 |
| 1816 | 1 |
| 1833 | 1 |
| 1845 | 2 |
| 1847 | 1 |
| 1848 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1856 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 3 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1871 | 4 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1881 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1894 | 8 |
| 1895 | 7 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1901 | 6 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 7 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 20 |
| 1906 | 8 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 20 |
| 1912 | 39 |
| 1913 | 20 |
| 1914 | 29 |
| 1915 | 28 |
| 1916 | 39 |
| 1917 | 44 |
| 1918 | 35 |
| 1919 | 184 |
| 1920 | 375 |
| 1921 | 80 |
| 1922 | 98 |
| 1923 | 125 |
| 1924 | 232 |
| 1925 | 303 |
| 1926 | 117 |
| 1927 | 147 |
| 1928 | 130 |
| 1929 | 355 |
| 1930 | 108 |
| 1931 | 400 |
| 1932 | 478 |
| 1933 | 287 |
| 1934 | 566 |
| 1935 | 275 |
| 1936 | 370 |
| 1937 | 260 |
| 1938 | 348 |
| 1939 | 634 |
| 1940 | 226 |
| 1941 | 451 |
| 1942 | 415 |
| 1943 | 591 |
| 1944 | 519 |
| 1945 | 482 |
| 1946 | 356 |
| 1947 | 625 |
| 1948 | 353 |
| 1949 | 705 |
| 1950 | 704 |
| 1951 | 342 |
| 1952 | 301 |
| 1953 | 446 |
| 1954 | 390 |
| 1955 | 405 |
| 1956 | 752 |
| 1957 | 498 |
| 1958 | 570 |
| 1959 | 583 |
| 1960 | 763 |
| 1961 | 312 |
| 1962 | 729 |
| 1963 | 448 |
| 1964 | 463 |
| 1965 | 672 |
| 1966 | 365 |
| 1967 | 535 |
| 1968 | 417 |
| 1969 | 696 |
| 1970 | 917 |
| 1971 | 648 |
| 1972 | 534 |
| 1973 | 674 |
| 1974 | 709 |
| 1975 | 423 |
| 1976 | 763 |
| 1977 | 674 |
| 1978 | 1,165 |
| 1979 | 583 |
| 1980 | 613 |
| 1981 | 622 |
| 1982 | 684 |
| 1983 | 1,235 |
| 1984 | 1,396 |
| 1985 | 1,459 |
| 1986 | 1,062 |
| 1987 | 956 |
| 1988 | 1,266 |
| 1989 | 553 |
| 1990 | 900 |
| 1991 | 957 |
| 1992 | 1,257 |
| 1993 | 720 |
| 1994 | 523 |
| 1995 | 1,093 |
| 1996 | 982 |
| 1997 | 799 |
| 1998 | 1,262 |
| 1999 | 1,087 |
| 2000 | 1,320 |
| 2001 | 1,068 |
| 2002 | 1,169 |
| 2003 | 768 |
| 2004 | 865 |
| 2005 | 708 |
| 2006 | 1,105 |
| 2007 | 1,171 |
| 2008 | 1,210 |
| 2009 | 713 |
| 2010 | 1,147 |
| 2011 | 1,452 |
| 2012 | 699 |
| 2013 | 981 |
| 2014 | 491 |
| 2015 | 637 |
| 2016 | 868 |
| 2017 | 966 |
| 2018 | 723 |
| 2019 | 743 |
| 2020 | 1,352 |
| 2021 | 794 |
| 2022 | 2,096 |
| 2023 | 1,116 |
| 2024 | 1,216 |
| 2025 | 711 |
| 2026 | 760 |
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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.
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