Weather Records on 5 September 2012

1,115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 2012. Highest significance: Enosburg Falls, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 2012

On 5 September 2012, 1,115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
755 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,027 daily.
Enosburg Falls set an all-time record daily precipitation of 164.8 mm (6.5 in) on 5 September 2012.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,115 stations

1,115 station records on 5 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Apple	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plantersville 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
S Hero	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petrun	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,115 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 516, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 225.

Records on 5 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	516
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 85, daily 1,027.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

772 broken records

Margins by which the 772 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 2012

Top 20 records on 5 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 2012	Enosburg Falls, US	all-time rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	115 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 September 2012	Selma, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2012	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2012	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	109 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2012	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	106 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2012	Macedon Lock E30, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2012	Postville, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2012	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2012	Corning, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2012	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	117 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2012	Watertown, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2012	Dansville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2012	Pine Apple, US	daily rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2012	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	117 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2012	Niigata, JP	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2012	Batavia, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2012	Kingfield, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2012	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2012	Guttenberg L&D 10, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	50 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

1802 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2012. 2012 had 1,115 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-09-05: 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 2026-10-16 (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	724
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1