Weather Records on 12 September 2013

1,066 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 2013. Highest significance: Boulder, US.

Key Facts for 12 September 2013

On 12 September 2013, 1,066 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
741 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,026 daily.
Boulder set an all-time record daily precipitation of 230.6 mm (9.1 in) on 12 September 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

1,066 stations

1,066 station records on 12 September 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	98 of 100 (Exceptional)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Gross Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brighton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coconut Is 840.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deadman Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Copeland Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufbeuren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
House	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,066 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 273, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 468, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 September 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	273
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	468
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 September 2013 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 33, daily 1,026.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 2013

Top 20 records on 12 September 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 2013	Boulder, US	all-time rain	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	94 years	98 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 September 2013	Canon City, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 September 2013	Goodland, US	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 September 2013	Randolph, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2013	Gross Rsvr, US	all-time rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2013	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2013	Woodruff, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2013	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2013	Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge, US	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2013	Brighton 3 SE, US	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2013	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2013	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2013	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2013	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2013	Waterdale, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2013	Healy, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2013	Pioche, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2013	Hope, US	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2013	Coconut Is 840.1, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2013	Deadman Hill, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 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

1793 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 1,066 records.

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

Records on 09-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1809	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1837	2
1839	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	4
1859	2
1860	2
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1872	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	18
1904	7
1905	8
1906	24
1907	11
1908	12
1909	11
1910	4
1911	15
1912	20
1913	12
1914	49
1915	71
1916	21
1917	231
1918	42
1919	69
1920	49
1921	60
1922	136
1923	33
1924	177
1925	443
1926	89
1927	339
1928	155
1929	118
1930	198
1931	648
1932	199
1933	360
1934	176
1935	441
1936	515
1937	318
1938	332
1939	702
1940	891
1941	172
1942	337
1943	544
1944	393
1945	414
1946	302
1947	596
1948	292
1949	512
1950	578
1951	399
1952	575
1953	515
1954	313
1955	457
1956	389
1957	727
1958	783
1959	536
1960	772
1961	750
1962	407
1963	466
1964	836
1965	459
1966	416
1967	510
1968	428
1969	558
1970	619
1971	593
1972	430
1973	588
1974	575
1975	1,102
1976	539
1977	524
1978	952
1979	765
1980	511
1981	424
1982	993
1983	915
1984	700
1985	876
1986	787
1987	686
1988	997
1989	1,313
1990	1,001
1991	672
1992	767
1993	798
1994	550
1995	532
1996	1,014
1997	737
1998	1,770
1999	938
2000	1,188
2001	797
2002	883
2003	830
2004	653
2005	1,032
2006	963
2007	776
2008	1,213
2009	876
2010	939
2011	988
2012	639
2013	1,066
2014	1,374
2015	704
2016	748
2017	1,114
2018	595
2019	884
2020	566
2021	513
2022	739
2023	844
2024	1,009
2025	433
2026	627

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Data for records on 2013-09-12: 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 20	759
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1