Weather Records on 8 September 1926

141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1926. Highest significance: Sac City, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1926

On 8 September 1926, 141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 138 daily.
Sac City set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 8 September 1926.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

141 stations

141 station records on 8 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

141 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 96.

Records on 8 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 138.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

116 broken records

Margins by which the 116 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1926

Top 20 records on 8 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1926	Sac City, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1926	Bonaparte 5 NE, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1926	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1926	La Harpe, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1926	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1926	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Tuscola, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Alta, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Millerton, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Gorin, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Warsaw, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Mt Ayr, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Monmouth, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1926	Corning, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1926. 1926 had 141 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 September 1926
Margin	Records
0 to 10	78
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1