Weather Records on 8 September 1942

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1942. Highest significance: Hastings, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1942

On 8 September 1942, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 368 daily.
Hastings set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 8 September 1942.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 8 September 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bairgania	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhaneta	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angai	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 September 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 September 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1942

Top 20 records on 8 September 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1942	Hastings, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Blanco, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Crockett, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Marietta Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Temple, US	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Lucan, CA	all-time rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Piler(Pileru), IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Kamalapuram, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Luling, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Ludhiana, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Ranike, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Kerrville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1942	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1942	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	34 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1942. 1942 had 375 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 25	271
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1