Weather Records on 8 September 1943

488 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1943. Highest significance: Louisville 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1943

On 8 September 1943, 488 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 484 daily.
Louisville 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 85.6 mm (3.4 in) on 8 September 1943.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

488 stations

488 station records on 8 September 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (Arthursleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

488 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 8 September 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1943

Top 20 records on 8 September 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1943	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1943	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1943	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1943	Marulan (Arthursleigh), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1943	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1943	Edgefield 3 NNE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1943	Berlin, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1943	Kempton, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1943	Yarroweyah, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1943	Kanigiri, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1943	Pakala, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1943	Santuck, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1943	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1943	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1943	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1943	Saint John, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1943	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1943	Nalgonda, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1943	Randleman, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1943	Dubuque River, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	59 years	26 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1943. 1943 had 488 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 20	368
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1