Weather Records on 5 September 2011

1,186 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 2011. Highest significance: Walnut Grove, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 2011

On 5 September 2011, 1,186 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
518 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 1,097 daily.
Walnut Grove set an all-time record daily precipitation of 313.4 mm (12.3 in) on 5 September 2011.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,186 stations

1,186 station records on 5 September 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	313.4 mm (12.3 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	298.4 mm (11.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	294.6 mm (11.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Belmont 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.7 mm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	216.9 mm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen Springs 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Water Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkie	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesville Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Marion Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riddarhyttan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,186 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 373, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 432.

Records on 5 September 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	373
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	432
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 2011 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 80, daily 1,097.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

903 broken records

Margins by which the 903 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 2011

Top 20 records on 5 September 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 2011	Walnut Grove, US	all-time rain	313.4 mm (12.3 in)	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	61 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 September 2011	Tellico Plains, US	all-time rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 September 2011	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 September 2011	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 September 2011	Chattanooga AP, US	all-time rain	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Forest, US	all-time rain	298.4 mm (11.7 in)	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	18 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Fayette, US	monthly rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Louisville, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Cleveland Fltr Plt, US	all-time rain	294.6 mm (11.6 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	17 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Booneville, US	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Collins, US	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Knoxville AP, US	monthly rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Birmingham AP, US	daily rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Ackerman, US	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Lebanon, US	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Belmont 2 SSE, US	daily rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Carthage, US	all-time rain	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2011	Rome R B Russell AP, US	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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

1802 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2011. 2011 had 1,186 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 2011-09-05: 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 25	768
25 to 50	83
50 to 75	26
75 to 100	15
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1