Weather Records on 8 September 1944

769 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1944. Highest significance: Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 8 September 1944

On 8 September 1944, 769 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 374 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 734 daily.
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 8 September 1944.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

769 stations

769 station records on 8 September 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	263.7 mm (10.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McArthur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

769 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 268, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 8 September 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	268
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 734.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1944

Top 20 records on 8 September 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1944	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Zeehan Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Kalchini, IN	daily rain	263.7 mm (10.4 in)	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Kilanilai, IN	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Merrill, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Blakely, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Sadiya India, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1944	Kiev, UA	monthly high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1944	Galway, IE	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1944	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1944	Nidamangalam, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1944	Lodi, US	monthly high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1944	Rosebery, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1944	Thomasville, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1944	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	43 years	28 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1944. 1944 had 769 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	559
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1