Weather Records on 9 August 2006

828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 2006. Highest significance: Flora 5 NW, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 2006

On 9 August 2006, 828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
497 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 796 daily.
Flora 5 NW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 9 August 2006.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

828 stations

828 station records on 9 August 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Zearing	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sokna II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orkelljunga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucany	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tula	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gillastig	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paveletz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atndalen - Ronningen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zumpango del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	43.1 C (109.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kileer	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reinli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Springs Nwr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Llanta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kolomna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westby	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

828 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 300, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 9 August 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	300
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 2006

Top 20 records on 9 August 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 2006	Flora 5 NW, US	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 August 2006	Zearing, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2006	Sokna II, NO	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Miyakejima, JP	daily rain	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Orkelljunga, SE	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Bogucany, RU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Levan, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Wickenburg, US	monthly high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Ingenio Catmis, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Tula, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Gillastig, SE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Plentywood, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Irozaki, JP	daily rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Paveletz, RU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Hedal I Valdres II, NO	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Greenfield, US	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Parnu, EE	daily low min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2006	Atndalen - Ronningen, NO	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	43 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

1798 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2006. 2006 had 828 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

Download the Data

Data for records on 2006-08-09: 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 50	518
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1