Weather Records on 8 September 1938

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1938. Highest significance: Worthington, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1938

On 8 September 1938, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 387 daily.
Worthington set a daily record precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 8 September 1938.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 8 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taylors Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 8 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1938

Top 20 records on 8 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1938	Worthington, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Nellore, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Tyndall, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Fairmont, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Mora, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Irkutsk, RU	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Waupaca, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Ranfurly, CA	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Chendipada, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1938	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1938	Glenville, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1938	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1938	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1938	Wallace, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1938	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	31 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1938. 1938 had 397 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 10	240
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2