Weather Records on 15 September 2006

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 2006. Highest significance: Laketown, US.

Key Facts for 15 September 2006

On 15 September 2006, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
536 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,019 daily.
Laketown set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 15 September 2006.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 15 September 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laketown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coquimatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Bramador	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinloss	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Otates V	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E.T.A. 254 Comala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Val de Loire	France	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Tortugas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mapimi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers Pass 9 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuauhtemoc (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 September 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 September 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 1,019.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 2006

Top 20 records on 15 September 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 2006	Laketown, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2006	Otis, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2006	Bridgehampton, US	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2006	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2006	Coquimatlan, MX	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	El Bramador, MX	daily rain	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Richmond, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Potrerillos, MX	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Berkeley, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Poughkeepsie AP, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Presa Golondrinas, MX	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe), MX	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Kinloss, GB	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Woodruff, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Los Otates V, MX	monthly rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	El Chiflon, MX	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2006	Palenque (Dge), MX	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	46 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 1,042 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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	726
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2