Weather Records on 20 September 2006

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 2006. Highest significance: Leadhills, GB.

Key Facts for 20 September 2006

On 20 September 2006, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 710 daily.
Leadhills set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 20 September 2006.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 20 September 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tapoco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Gallo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okeechobee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birr	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Capomal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro Blanco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tecoman (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tixtla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dulan	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Oxtotilpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 193, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 20 September 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	193
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 2006

Top 20 records on 20 September 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 2006	Leadhills, GB	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 September 2006	Jaral de Berrios, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Elkhorn, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Tecuantepec (Cfe), MX	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Richland, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Hayward Rs, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Im. Poliny Osipenko, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Pocahontas 1, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Mt Sterling, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Tepelmeme de Morelos, MX	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Marshalltown, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	El Reno 1 N, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Mancos 1SW, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Iowa Falls, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Viroqua, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Bloomfield, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Richland, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2006	Landsburg, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	37 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

1812 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2006. 2006 had 732 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

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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 5	479
5 to 10	21
10 to 15	12
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	3
35 to 40	1