Weather Records on 4 September 2008

1,335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 2008. Highest significance: Rolla Missouri S&T, US.

Key Facts for 4 September 2008

On 4 September 2008, 1,335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
406 were record highs and 431 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,275 daily.
Rolla Missouri S&T set a daily record precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 4 September 2008.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,335 stations

1,335 station records on 4 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Trinidad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Thornleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rohwer 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pomme de Terre Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eastmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ronlow Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Judoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dora 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,335 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 316, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 498.

Records on 4 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	316
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	498
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 60, daily 1,275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,046 broken records

Margins by which the 1,046 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 2008

Top 20 records on 4 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 2008	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 September 2008	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	100 years	79 of 100 (Major)
4 September 2008	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	108 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 September 2008	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 September 2008	Hardy, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	102 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 September 2008	Bunker 4N, US	monthly rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 September 2008	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 September 2008	Trinidad, AU	monthly rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 September 2008	St Louis Lambert Intl AP, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 September 2008	Morrilton, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 September 2008	Perola Park, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2008	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2008	Saint Charles, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2008	Thornleigh, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2008	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2008	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2008	Rohwer 2 NNE, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2008	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2008	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2008	Pomme de Terre Dam, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	56 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2008. 2008 had 1,335 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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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	909
20 to 40	82
40 to 60	39
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1