Weather Records on 8 September 1964

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1964. Highest significance: Milagres, BR.

Key Facts for 8 September 1964

On 8 September 1964, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 282 daily.
Milagres set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 8 September 1964.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 8 September 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamshedpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barwadih	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mulanur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Westwold	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 September 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1964

Top 20 records on 8 September 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1964	Milagres, BR	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	E Jordan, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Winnebago, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Alton, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Turi, EE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Britt 3E, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Mason City, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Forest City 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Lake Park 3SSE, US	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Haskote, IN	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Gubbi Sr, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Mulbagal, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1964	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1964	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1964	Talavadi, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1964	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	32 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1964. 1964 had 294 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	176
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1