Weather Records on 6 September 2010

1,259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 2010. Highest significance: Yorketown, AU.

Key Facts for 6 September 2010

On 6 September 2010, 1,259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
482 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,175 daily.
Yorketown set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 6 September 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,259 stations

1,259 station records on 6 September 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Duckinwilla Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Tecoma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Quendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bungaban Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Geijera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gonyelinka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colodan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lofty (Cleland Conservat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bude	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lanark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley 9S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,259 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 257, Heaviest daily rainfall 428, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 September 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	257
Heaviest daily rainfall	428
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 2010 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 81, daily 1,175.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

989 broken records

Margins by which the 989 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 2010

Top 20 records on 6 September 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 2010	Yorketown, AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 September 2010	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 September 2010	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	129 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 September 2010	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	117 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Fessenden, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Duckinwilla Creek, AU	monthly rain	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Tuan Creek Forest STN, AU	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Tecoma, AU	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Goroke (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Portland, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Birregurra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Stansbury, AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Quendon, AU	monthly rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Alexandria Chandler Fld, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Bungaban Tm, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Belvedere, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	112 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Angaston, AU	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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

1794 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2010. 2010 had 1,259 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).