Weather Records on 9 September 2008

1,161 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 2008. Highest significance: La Purisima, MX.

Key Facts for 9 September 2008

On 9 September 2008, 1,161 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 522 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,113 daily.
La Purisima set an all-time record daily precipitation of 164.8 mm (6.5 in) on 9 September 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,161 stations

1,161 station records on 9 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Purisima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Culym	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Littlefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Escalon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lieto Tammentaka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro de la Presa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sinahuisa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nousiainen Koljola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,161 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 333, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 189, Heaviest daily rainfall 250.

Records on 9 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	333
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	189
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 42, daily 1,113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

866 broken records

Margins by which the 866 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 2008

Top 20 records on 9 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 2008	La Purisima, MX	all-time rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	77 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2008	Culym, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2008	Littlefield, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2008	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	118 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2008	Ojo de Agua, MX	all-time rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2008	Burkett, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Chita, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Escalon (Dge), MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Navacerrada, ES	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Lieto Tammentaka, FI	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Bedford, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Upper Stone Exelby, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Mt Ayr, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Lamoni, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Sigourney, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Clay Ctr, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	San Pedro de la Presa, MX	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2008	Sinahuisa, MX	all-time rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	46 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

1806 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2008. 2008 had 1,161 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	661
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,458
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	520
2026	815

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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	822
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1