Weather Records on 12 September 2026

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 September 2026. Highest significance: Leavenworth 3 S, US.

Key Facts for 12 September 2026

On 12 September 2026, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
519 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 600 daily.
Leavenworth 3 S set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 12 September 2026 (provisional).
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 12 September 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 September 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mengzi	China	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kystovka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Kelly AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barshatas	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jalapa Ver.	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acapulco Gro.	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 12 September 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 355, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 80.

Records on 12 September 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	355
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 September 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 September 2026

Top 20 records on 12 September 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 2026	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily rain (Provisional)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2026	Tonghe, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Wakkanai, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Crossville Mem AP, US	daily rain (Provisional)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily rain (Provisional)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP, US	daily rain (Provisional)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Tahoka, US	monthly high max (Provisional)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily high min (Provisional)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	120 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Harlingen, US	daily high min (Provisional)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Kingsville, US	daily high min (Provisional)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Elk, US	monthly high max (Provisional)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high max (Provisional)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	130 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Boerne, US	daily high max (Provisional)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Cavern City AP, US	monthly high max (Provisional)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Hanford 1 S, US	daily high max (Provisional)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	121 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Kenton, US	daily rain (Provisional)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Danville 2 SE, US	daily high min (Provisional)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Clanton, US	daily high min (Provisional)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	128 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily high min (Provisional)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 2026	Benton, US	daily high min (Provisional)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	117 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

1793 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2026. 2026 had 627 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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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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	406
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2