Weather Records on 8 September 2008

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 2008. Highest significance: Perm, RU.

Key Facts for 8 September 2008

On 8 September 2008, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 817 daily.
Perm set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 8 September 2008.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 8 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corbin	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Niagara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beira	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Molino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrache	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gomel	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Hermanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panuco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truth Or Consequences Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Otog Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 58, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 2008

Top 20 records on 8 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 2008	Perm, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2008	Pakri, EE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	114 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2008	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Abritas, MX	daily rain	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Atotonilco, MX	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Corbin, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Corrales, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Flagler 1S, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Dresden, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Charles City, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	La Harpe, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Creighton, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Arad, RO	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Morrison, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2008	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	41 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 878 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 20	630
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1