Weather Records on 8 September 1971

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1971. Highest significance: Poortjie, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 September 1971

On 8 September 1971, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 677 daily.
Poortjie set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 8 September 1971.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 8 September 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rietfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwekraal (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nietverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klipkop-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Livny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ituere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Velykyi Burluk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 394.

Records on 8 September 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	394
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1971

Top 20 records on 8 September 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1971	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1971	Rietfontein (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1971	Krugersdorp, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1971	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Jhb-Royal Golf Club, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Geluk (Irr), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Kameeldrift-Irr, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	McBride 4SE, CA	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Wolwekraal (Irr), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Harrison, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Botataboomen, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Rio Piracicaba, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Pilanesberg-Pol, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1971	Nietverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	50 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1971. 1971 had 704 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	526
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1