Weather Records on 22 September 2006

1,260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 2006. Highest significance: Lead, US.

Key Facts for 22 September 2006

On 22 September 2006, 1,260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
744 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,221 daily.
Lead set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 22 September 2006.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

1,260 stations

1,260 station records on 22 September 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gateway 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belmullet	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mackenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watauga S Dak 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maquixco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inari Raja-Jooseppi Akujarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo Xonocahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trotters 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,260 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 429, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 315, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 22 September 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	429
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	315
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 22 September 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 1,221.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,038 broken records

Margins by which the 1,038 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 2006

Top 20 records on 22 September 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 2006	Lead, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2006	Lemmon, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2006	Milesville 5 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2006	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2006	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2006	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Gateway 1ENE, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Pretty Rock, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Spearfish, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Vida 6 NE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Farmerville, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Paducah, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2006	Provo Byu, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	76 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

1793 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,260 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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 50	1,021
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1