Weather Records on 24 September 2012

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 2012. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 24 September 2012

On 24 September 2012, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 529 daily.
Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 40.2 mm (1.6 in) on 24 September 2012.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 24 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ursulo Galvan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vanavara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alencon/Valframbert	France	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Funchal/S.Catarina	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maksimovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bournemouth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Gonzaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Divide	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orlinga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caduao	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Padany	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aerop.Internacional	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 24 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 2012

Top 20 records on 24 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 2012	Armagh, GB	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	160 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2012	Durham, GB	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2012	Stormont Castle, GB	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2012	Ursulo Galvan, MX	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Morpeth: Cockle Park, GB	daily rain	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Vanavara, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Alencon/Valframbert, FR	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Bradford, GB	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Tot-Ma, RU	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Funchal/S.Catarina, PT	daily high min	24.3 C (75.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Maksimovo, RU	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Valley, GB	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Hillsborough, GB	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Spencer, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Woodruff, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	23.4 C (74.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2012	Redwood City, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	36 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

1803 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2012. 2012 had 545 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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 10	379
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1