Weather Records on 24 September 2006

1,306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 2006. Highest significance: Moorhead, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 2006

On 24 September 2006, 1,306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
832 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,269 daily.
Moorhead set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 24 September 2006.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

1,306 stations

1,306 station records on 24 September 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Karenga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Olivo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,306 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 429, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 403, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 September 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	429
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	403
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 September 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 1,269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,055 broken records

Margins by which the 1,055 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 2006

Top 20 records on 24 September 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 2006	Moorhead, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2006	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2006	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2006	Cap Cepet, FR	monthly rain	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Farmerville, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	McAllen Miller Intl AP, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Kingston, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Hamakuapoko 485, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Sandakan, MY	daily rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Vaiden 1 SSW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Water Valley, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Espanola, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Laredo 2, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Juneau AP, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Villa Purificacion (Dge), MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Grenada, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Flahult, SE	daily high max	22.6 C (72.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2006	Alma, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	106 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

1803 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2006. 2006 had 1,306 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	988
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1