Weather Records on 12 September 2006

963 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 2006. Highest significance: Gabes, TN.

Key Facts for 12 September 2006

On 12 September 2006, 963 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 335 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 933 daily.
Gabes set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 12 September 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

963 stations

963 station records on 12 September 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ivdel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leirfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winona 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Van Vleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seychelles Internat	Seychelles	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lleida	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Martin Texmelucan Labasti	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

963 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 252.

Records on 12 September 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 933.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 2006

Top 20 records on 12 September 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 2006	Gabes, TN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 September 2006	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2006	Ivdel, RU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2006	Leirfjord, NO	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Evansville Museum, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Houston, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Bowling Green 1 E, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Hutsonville, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Winona 5 E, US	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Kenosha Wwtp, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Reus/Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Ripley, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Van Vleet, US	all-time rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Griggsville, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Bruce 2 W, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Amity, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Agua Blanca, MX	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2006	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	95 years	45 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

1793 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 963 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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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	695
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1