Weather Records on 11 September 2008

916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 2008. Highest significance: Lubbock, US.

Key Facts for 11 September 2008

On 11 September 2008, 916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
480 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 861 daily.
Lubbock set an all-time record daily precipitation of 189.5 mm (7.5 in) on 11 September 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

916 stations

916 station records on 11 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tesia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Rumorosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huehuetoca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enderlin 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kettle Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mazatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkin College	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Ayucan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batacosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Lake 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz de Alaya	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

916 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 11 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 49, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

632 broken records

Margins by which the 632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 2008

Top 20 records on 11 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 2008	Lubbock, US	all-time rain	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2008	Childress Muni AP, US	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2008	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	107 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2008	Lille-Lesquin, FR	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Litchville 2NW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Big Falls, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Oconto, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Post, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Ravenna, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Tesia, MX	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Georgetown 1 E, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	La Rumorosa, MX	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Nye #2, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Ashley, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Huehuetoca, MX	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Krabbendijke, NL	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Enderlin 2W, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Sanderson, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2008	Ratnagiri, IN	daily rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	45 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

1809 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2008. 2008 had 916 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

Download the Data

Data for records on 2008-09-11: 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 10	535
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	2