Weather Records on 8 September 1972

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1972. Highest significance: Marble Hill, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1972

On 8 September 1972, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 515 daily.
Marble Hill set a daily record precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 8 September 1972.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 8 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kolba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Romeo 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Korf	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgievsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ziryanovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gagrskiy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 278.

Records on 8 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1972

Top 20 records on 8 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1972	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1972	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Danville, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Eaton Rapids, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Kolba, RU	monthly rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Powell River, CA	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Armagh, GB	daily low min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	121 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Romeo 1 N, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Columbus, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Sidell 4N, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Korf, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Georgievsk, RU	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Ocala, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1972	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1972. 1972 had 523 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	357
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2