Weather Records on 5 September 2023

1,166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 2023. Highest significance: Sakai, JP.

Key Facts for 5 September 2023

On 5 September 2023, 1,166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
968 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 110 monthly and 1,055 daily.
Sakai set a daily record precipitation of 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 5 September 2023.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,166 stations

1,166 station records on 5 September 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Larissa	Greece	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karasuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Story	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	357.6 mm (14.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,166 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 525, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 443, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 120.

Records on 5 September 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	525
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	443
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 110, daily 1,055.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 2023

Top 20 records on 5 September 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 2023	Sakai, JP	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2023	Larissa, GR	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Kaycee, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Colony, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Karasuk, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Slidell, US	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Spearfish, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Eastbourne, GB	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Story, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Muskegon Co AP, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	28.1 C (82.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	124 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Fuzhou, CN	all-time rain	357.6 mm (14.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Cloquet, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Morgan, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Caledonia, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	122 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Canby, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	142 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2023	Llano, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	44 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2023. 2023 had 1,166 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

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Data for records on 2023-09-05: 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 2026-10-17 (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	812
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2