Weather Records on 8 September 1950

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1950. Highest significance: Madha, IN.

Key Facts for 8 September 1950

On 8 September 1950, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 324 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 558 daily.
Madha set an all-time record daily precipitation of 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 8 September 1950.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 8 September 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 180.

Records on 8 September 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1950

Top 20 records on 8 September 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1950	Madha, IN	all-time rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1950	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1950	Kingstree, US	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1950	Tarikere, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Sulphur, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Peapalli(Pyapali), IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Valley Head, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Pandharpur, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Resaca, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Rome, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Jammalamadugu, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Covington, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Driggs, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Laurel, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Franklin, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Loretto, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Sangola, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Oneonta, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1950	Adairsville, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1950. 1950 had 570 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	432
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2