Weather Records on 8 September 1987

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1987. Highest significance: Dale Enterprise, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 1987

On 8 September 1987, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 836 daily.
Dale Enterprise set a daily record precipitation of 92.2 mm (3.6 in) on 8 September 1987.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 8 September 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce Knob	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bruceton 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamyslov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mathias	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amangel'dy	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ust'-Gorel'nik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedlovaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 436, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 8 September 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1987 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 36, daily 836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 174.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1987

Top 20 records on 8 September 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1987	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1987	Auburn, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1987	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1987	Rockville 1 NE, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1987	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1987	Concord 4 SSW, US	all-time rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1987	Purcellville, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Clarion 3 SW, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Charlottesville 2W, US	all-time rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Lockhart, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Rocky Mt, US	all-time rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	107 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Boyds 2 NW, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Bedford, US	monthly rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Tye Rvr 1 SE, US	monthly rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Pedlar Dam, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1987	Brighton Dam, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	52 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1987. 1987 had 880 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 25	590
25 to 50	52
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1