Weather Records on 6 September 2011

1,684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 2011. Highest significance: Guntersville, US.

Key Facts for 6 September 2011

On 6 September 2011, 1,684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 714 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 90 monthly and 1,582 daily.
Guntersville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 227.3 mm (8.9 in) on 6 September 2011.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,684 stations

1,684 station records on 6 September 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ersov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dayton 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Loenen Aan de Vecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heiloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Opelika	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hengelo (O)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elabuga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delfzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lermontovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fedscreek 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marknesse_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pownal 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,684 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 399, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 315, Heaviest daily rainfall 608.

Records on 6 September 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	399
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	315
Heaviest daily rainfall	608
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 2011 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 90, daily 1,582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,364 broken records

Margins by which the 1,364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 2011

Top 20 records on 6 September 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 2011	Guntersville, US	all-time rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 September 2011	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 September 2011	Leeds, US	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Reform, US	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Boaz, US	all-time rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Gainesville Lock, US	monthly rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Valley Head, US	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Pineville, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Sand Mt Substn, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Franklin, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	133 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Ersov, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Demopolis L&D, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Skagway, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Zegveld, NL	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Dayton 2SE, US	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2011	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2011	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2011	Loenen Aan de Vecht, NL	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2011	Habarovsk, RU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2011	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	58 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

1794 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 1,684 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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Data for records on 2011-09-06: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,207
20 to 40	101
40 to 60	31
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3