Weather Records on 8 September 1976

639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1976. Highest significance: Tribune 1W, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1976

On 8 September 1976, 639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 611 daily.
Tribune 1W set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 8 September 1976.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

639 stations

639 station records on 8 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Luiz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Bela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campinas-Ia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sodrelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Americana (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Chapadao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Soca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Francisco Xavier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vinhedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freguesia da Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

639 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 263.

Records on 8 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1976

Top 20 records on 8 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1976	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Fazenda Sao Luiz, BR	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Itatiba, BR	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Moura Brasil, BR	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Monte Alegre Do Sul, BR	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Wick, GB	monthly rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Columbus 4 ESE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Densmore 2N, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Chambers, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Healy, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Pedra Bela, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Serra Negra, BR	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Socorro, BR	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Campinas-Ia, BR	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Itatiba, BR	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Long Lake Dam, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1976	Sodrelia, BR	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	37 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1976. 1976 had 639 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).