Weather Records on 11 September 2006

1,132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 2006. Highest significance: Postville, US.

Key Facts for 11 September 2006

On 11 September 2006, 1,132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
385 were record highs and 358 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,087 daily.
Postville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 11 September 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

1,132 stations

1,132 station records on 11 September 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 September 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eldora	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eungai Creek (Southbank Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbring (Vincent Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strathfield Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 8 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Tropical Fruit Res	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Cunduacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Cos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tia (Highrent)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waucoma 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrowitch (Maretto)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thumb Creek (Figtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wollombi (Narone Creek Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson (Tocal AWS)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colo	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaumvale (Meerschaum Val	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leigh (Rolling Acres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Revesby (Paten Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Sur	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,132 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 261, Highest daily minimum 226, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 389.

Records on 11 September 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	261
Highest daily minimum	226
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	389
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 September 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 44, daily 1,087.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

897 broken records

Margins by which the 897 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 2006

Top 20 records on 11 September 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 2006	Postville, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	109 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Ebor (the Racecourse), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Fayette, US	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	126 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Floresville, US	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Calhoun City, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Allison, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Charles City, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Hampton, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Long Flat Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	The Channon, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Jefferson, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2006	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2006	Daroca, ES	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2006	Dumont, US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2006	Tripoli, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2006	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 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

1809 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2006. 2006 had 1,132 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

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Data for records on 2006-09-11: 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 2026-10-17 (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	791
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	29
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2