Weather Records on 23 September 2006

1,509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 2006. Highest significance: Saint Francis, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 2006

On 23 September 2006, 1,509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
949 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 1,384 daily.
Saint Francis set a monthly record daily precipitation of 228.6 mm (9.0 in) on 23 September 2006.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

1,509 stations

1,509 station records on 23 September 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Malden Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hulett	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Portageville	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bernie	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bernheim Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hodgenville Lincoln P	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	289.1 mm (11.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McCammon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardinsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda la Y	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caneyville 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,509 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 484, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 465, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 September 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	484
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	465
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 September 2006 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 116, daily 1,384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,185 broken records

Margins by which the 1,185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 2006

Top 20 records on 23 September 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 2006	Saint Francis, US	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	68 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Qulin, US	all-time rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Harrisburg, US	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	102 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Malden Muni AP, US	all-time rain	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Boonville 1S, US	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Steigen, NO	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Hulett, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Portageville, US	monthly rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Woodbury, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Louisville McAlpine, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2006	Bernie, US	all-time rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2006	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2006	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2006	Albin, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2006	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2006	Crivitz High Falls, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2006	Russellville, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	56 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 1,509 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	1,148
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1