Weather Records on 8 September 1961

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1961. Highest significance: Coffs Harbour, AU.

Key Facts for 8 September 1961

On 8 September 1961, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 339 daily.
Coffs Harbour set a daily record precipitation of 117.9 mm (4.6 in) on 8 September 1961.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

351 stations

351 station records on 8 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abitibi Canyon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	203.3 mm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	207.7 mm (8.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Hill Crescent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kapadvanj	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 8 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1961

Top 20 records on 8 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1961	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1961	Lanji, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Mehmedabad, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Deer Vale, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Gandai, IN	daily rain	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Megan (the Mount), AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Pillar Valley, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Abitibi Canyon, CA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Kowardha, IN	monthly rain	203.3 mm (8.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Little Nerang Dam, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Urunga (Sunset Place), AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Brooklana, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Fatehgarh, IN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1961	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	43 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 351 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	217
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1