Weather Records on 8 September 1956

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1956. Highest significance: Katoria, IN.

Key Facts for 8 September 1956

On 8 September 1956, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 524 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 716 daily.
Katoria set a daily record precipitation of 129.3 mm (5.1 in) on 8 September 1956.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 8 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Katoria	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koath	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sultanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kochas	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 417, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 8 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	417
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1956

Top 20 records on 8 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1956	Katoria, IN	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1956	Koath, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1956	Barh, IN	all-time rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1956	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1956	Bano, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Champhai, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Mexico, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Mt Vernon 3 SW, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Sultanganj, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Kochas, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Palestine, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Anderson 1 N, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Bethany, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Kingfisher, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Santander Centro, ES	daily high max	31.2 C (88.2 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1956	Decatur Wtp, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1956. 1956 had 717 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 10	504
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3