Weather Records on 18 September 2006

1,309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 2006. Highest significance: Beeville 5 NE, US.

Key Facts for 18 September 2006

On 18 September 2006, 1,309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
627 were record highs and 338 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,246 daily.
Beeville 5 NE set a daily record precipitation of 151.1 mm (5.9 in) on 18 September 2006.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

1,309 stations

1,309 station records on 18 September 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bad-Sohl Elster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Welder Wildlife Foundation	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fukue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stammbach-Querenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trojes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Navios Viejos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Longview Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bale Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Alberca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krest-Haldzhay	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Straubing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda la Y	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,309 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 330, Lowest daily minimum 189, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 September 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	330
Lowest daily minimum	189
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 September 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 62, daily 1,246.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,009 broken records

Margins by which the 1,009 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 192.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 2006

Top 20 records on 18 September 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 2006	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
18 September 2006	Weissenfels, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 September 2006	Bad-Sohl Elster, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 September 2006	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 September 2006	La Grange, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Hof (Stadt), DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Brinkley, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Odell 2 N, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Bishop, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Carthage, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Welder Wildlife Foundation, US	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Fukue, JP	daily rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	192.6 mm (7.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	San Luis Potosi (Dge), MX	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Stammbach-Querenbach, DE	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Izuhara, JP	daily rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Santa Maria (Dge), MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Trojes, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2006	Brenham, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	49 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

1803 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2006. 2006 had 1,309 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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 25	931
25 to 50	54
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1