Weather Records on 15 September 2005

1,123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 2005. Highest significance: Paia 406, US.

Key Facts for 15 September 2005

On 15 September 2005, 1,123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
685 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,095 daily.
Paia 406 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 15 September 2005.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

1,123 stations

1,123 station records on 15 September 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Haliimaile 423	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ph Wainiha 1115	United States	Record daily precipitation	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Opaeula 870	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckelsville 400	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keaau 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eerbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanevka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo Exp F 795.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Lyon Arbo 785.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Veenendaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nijmegen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,123 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 443, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.

Records on 15 September 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	443
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 1,095.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 2005

Top 20 records on 15 September 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 2005	Paia 406, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	79 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2005	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2005	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2005	Snyder, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2005	Haliimaile 423, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2005	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2005	Ph Wainiha 1115, US	monthly rain	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2005	Middleboro, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Hamakuapoko 485, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Opaeula 870, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Kassala, SD	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Lawton, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Spreckelsville 400, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Waiakea Scd 88.2, US	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2005	Chestertown, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	104 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

1797 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2005. 2005 had 1,123 records.

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

Records on 09-15 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1816	1
1818	1
1823	2
1833	1
1836	1
1837	2
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	6
1884	3
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	5
1890	1
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	12
1902	7
1903	31
1904	30
1905	16
1906	6
1907	7
1908	16
1909	16
1910	2
1911	40
1912	64
1913	43
1914	18
1915	94
1916	44
1917	50
1918	50
1919	52
1920	164
1921	122
1922	53
1923	193
1924	103
1925	112
1926	134
1927	539
1928	86
1929	99
1930	235
1931	422
1932	295
1933	322
1934	351
1935	463
1936	460
1937	337
1938	247
1939	1,098
1940	181
1941	276
1942	278
1943	360
1944	396
1945	418
1946	411
1947	621
1948	557
1949	523
1950	750
1951	283
1952	455
1953	400
1954	518
1955	532
1956	646
1957	449
1958	294
1959	844
1960	410
1961	586
1962	557
1963	455
1964	839
1965	614
1966	534
1967	578
1968	429
1969	362
1970	1,157
1971	598
1972	356
1973	774
1974	386
1975	739
1976	667
1977	400
1978	628
1979	1,022
1980	563
1981	613
1982	1,315
1983	756
1984	766
1985	764
1986	928
1987	719
1988	818
1989	955
1990	911
1991	1,165
1992	919
1993	2,227
1994	1,363
1995	723
1996	1,212
1997	1,177
1998	1,768
1999	858
2000	1,175
2001	837
2002	1,212
2003	855
2004	893
2005	1,123
2006	1,042
2007	946
2008	1,153
2009	773
2010	913
2011	1,170
2012	568
2013	854
2014	443
2015	997
2016	988
2017	825
2018	874
2019	538
2020	785
2021	467
2022	392
2023	507
2024	681
2025	503
2026	779

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	748
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2