Weather Records on 12 September 2010

939 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 2010. Highest significance: Cullowhee, US.

Key Facts for 12 September 2010

On 12 September 2010, 939 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
622 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 898 daily.
Cullowhee set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 12 September 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

939 stations

939 station records on 12 September 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Curtin Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crestview FAA/AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose Tenango II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	43.8 C (110.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kii-Kahuku 911	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tan Son Hoa	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alzey	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irako	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ometepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

939 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 300, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 322, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 128.

Records on 12 September 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	300
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	322
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 2010 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 2010

Top 20 records on 12 September 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 2010	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2010	Wittenoom, AU	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2010	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Palmer Valley, AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Kenai AP, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Knoxville Exp STN, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Kingston, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Kilauea 1134, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily low min	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Dublin 2SE, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Paris, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Grapevine Dam, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Longview, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Stotten, DE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Alexandria, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2010	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	38 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 939 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

Download the Data

Data for records on 2010-09-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	673
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1