Weather Records on 6 September 2012

803 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 2012. Highest significance: Quicksand, US.

Key Facts for 6 September 2012

On 6 September 2012, 803 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
531 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 759 daily.
Quicksand set a daily record precipitation of 86.9 mm (3.4 in) on 6 September 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

803 stations

803 station records on 6 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quicksand	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cedara	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Research Station (Main	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ames Plantation	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunorlan (Sharmans Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkham (Avenue Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Intl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

803 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 364, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 175.

Records on 6 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	364
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 2012

Top 20 records on 6 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 2012	Quicksand, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2012	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2012	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Woodland, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Flomot 4 NE, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	E Wareham, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Cedara, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Van Reenen, ZA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Cressy Research Station (Main, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Corning, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Brinkley, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Rison, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Anna 4 N, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Salem, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Nashville, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2012	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 years	41 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 803 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-09-06: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	512
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1