Weather Records on 8 September 1977

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1977. Highest significance: Statesville 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1977

On 8 September 1977, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 698 daily.
Statesville 2 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 120.9 mm (4.8 in) on 8 September 1977.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 8 September 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Thunder Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gorodovikovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Represa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boissevain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Evap	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idlewild	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 371.

Records on 8 September 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1977

Top 20 records on 8 September 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1977	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1977	Asheville, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1977	Thunder Bay A, CA	all-time rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1977	Treherne, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Raleigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Toccoa, US	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Asheboro 2 W, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Greensboro AP, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Elkin, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Ninette, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Rosman, US	daily rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Cherry Point MCAS, US	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Brevard, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Altavista, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Raleigh AP, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1977	Graysville, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	48 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1977. 1977 had 726 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1977-09-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	485
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	2