Weather Records on 8 September 1954

309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1954. Highest significance: Gidhour, IN.

Key Facts for 8 September 1954

On 8 September 1954, 309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 302 daily.
Gidhour set a daily record precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 8 September 1954.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

309 stations

309 station records on 8 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bishrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jawad	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deo	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niwas	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tendukhera	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

309 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 8 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1954

Top 20 records on 8 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1954	Gidhour, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Mandsaur, IN	monthly rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Shajapur, IN	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Jaora, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Meeker, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Bishrampur, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Narsingarh, IN	daily rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Gola, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Port Alice, CA	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Sarapul, RU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Mohanpur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Minsk, BY	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Sitamau, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Jawad, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Narsinghpur, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Banki Bankigarh, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Neemuch, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1954	Ratlam, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	35 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1954. 1954 had 309 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	187
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1