Weather Records on 8 September 1928

93 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1928. Highest significance: Hewitt, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1928

On 8 September 1928, 93 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 92 daily.
Hewitt set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 8 September 1928.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

93 stations

93 station records on 8 September 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

93 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.

Records on 8 September 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	12
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 92.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1928

Top 20 records on 8 September 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1928	Hewitt, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Paragonah, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Odesa, UA	monthly high max	31.6 C (88.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Astana, KZ	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Banff, CA	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Princeton, CA	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Maristova, NO	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Steveston, CA	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Shenkursk, RU	daily high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Tooele, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Grenfell, CA	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Santa Barbara, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Beatrice, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1928	Raton, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	8 years	15 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1928. 1928 had 93 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	45
3 to 5	14
5 to 8	2
8 to 10	1
10 to 13	1
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1