Weather Records on 8 September 1959

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1959. Highest significance: Indpur, IN.

Key Facts for 8 September 1959

On 8 September 1959, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
459 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 636 daily.
Indpur set a daily record precipitation of 118.9 mm (4.7 in) on 8 September 1959.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 8 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indpur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niwai	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khatra	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1959

Top 20 records on 8 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1959	Indpur, IN	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Simlapal, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Durham, CA	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Chicoutimi, CA	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Dadupur, IN	daily rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Muenster, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Baseri, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Rosthern, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Neemkathana, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Kurdege, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Jashpurnagar, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Niwai, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Fatehpur Sikri, IN	daily rain	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Durham, GB	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1959	Athens, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	36 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1959. 1959 had 667 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	468
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1