Weather Records on 8 September 1957

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1957. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1957

On 8 September 1957, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 421 daily.
Madison set a daily record precipitation of 142.5 mm (5.6 in) on 8 September 1957.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 8 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 8 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1957

Top 20 records on 8 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1957	Madison, US	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1957	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1957	Hilo 86A, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1957	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1957	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1957	Paraiyahat, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1957	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1957	Niceville, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1957	Martin Dam, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1957	Conroe, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1957	Collingwood, CA	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1957	Camden 1, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1957	Crosbyton, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1957	Houston Wb City, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1957	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1957	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1957	Kjusjur, RU	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1957	W Pt, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1957	Plain Dealing, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1957	Bowie, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1957. 1957 had 427 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	307
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1