Weather Records on 5 September 2008

1,486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 2008. Highest significance: Lowell, US.

Key Facts for 5 September 2008

On 5 September 2008, 1,486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
405 were record highs and 456 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,426 daily.
Lowell set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 5 September 2008.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,486 stations

1,486 station records on 5 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	300.2 mm (11.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ronaldsway	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elanora Water Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eungai Creek (Southbank Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Creek (Cedar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Congewai (Greenock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Old Bonalbo (Alcheringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mudgeeraba Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,486 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 350, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 625.

Records on 5 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	350
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	625
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 58, daily 1,426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,199 broken records

Margins by which the 1,199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 2008

Top 20 records on 5 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 2008	Lowell, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Princeville, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Little Nerang Dam, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	87 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Rantoul, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	113 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Cooroy Composite, AU	monthly rain	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Mt Glorious Fahey Rd, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Numinbah, AU	monthly rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Bradford, GB	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Peotone, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Russell Island, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Wunburra, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 September 2008	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	monthly rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2008	Tres Zapotes, MX	daily rain	300.2 mm (11.8 in)	230.3 mm (9.1 in)	47 years	59 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 1,486 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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Data for records on 2008-09-05: 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 50	1,162
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1