Weather Records on 8 September 1951

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1951. Highest significance: Winner, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1951

On 8 September 1951, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 384 daily.
Winner set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 8 September 1951.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 8 September 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skagit Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 202, Heaviest daily rainfall 63.

Records on 8 September 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	202
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1951

Top 20 records on 8 September 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1951	Winner, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1951	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1951	Graham, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1951	Atrauli, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1951	Bharthana, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1951	Daroca, ES	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1951	Kamasin, IN	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1951	Everett, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1951	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1951	Ismailia, EG	daily high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1951	Aligarh, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1951	Barrie, CA	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1951	Pelee Island, CA	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1951	Skagit Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1951	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1951	Colorado City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1951	Kotalpur, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1951	Ust-Sugor, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1951	Arnsberg, DE	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1951	Jalaun, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1951. 1951 had 389 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	261
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2