Weather Records on 15 September 2013

854 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 September 2013. Highest significance: Castle Rock, US.

Key Facts for 15 September 2013

On 15 September 2013, 854 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
470 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 834 daily.
Castle Rock set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 15 September 2013.
Across 170 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

854 stations

854 station records on 15 September 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 September 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Karamay	China	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Donetsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bundilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ottertail	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windrush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Niwot	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barberey	France	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walters Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karralea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

854 records

Records set or tied on 15 September 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 322, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 259.

Records on 15 September 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	322
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 September 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 September 2013

Top 20 records on 15 September 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 2013	Castle Rock, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	110 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 September 2013	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2013	Karamay, CN	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2013	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2013	Sumoto, JP	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 September 2013	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Donetsk, UA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Bundilla, AU	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Litchville 2NW, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Montpelier, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Ottertail, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Amelup, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Warner Glen, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Tamar, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Las Vegas Muni AP, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2013	Temosachi (Obs), MX	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	14 years	49 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2013. 2013 had 854 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	657
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1