Weather Records on 13 September 2008

1,508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 2008. Highest significance: S Bend AP, US.

Key Facts for 13 September 2008

On 13 September 2008, 1,508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
929 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,399 daily.
S Bend AP set an all-time record daily precipitation of 167.1 mm (6.6 in) on 13 September 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,508 stations

1,508 station records on 13 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Houston N Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlap 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perry Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Korf	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leon 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,508 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 638, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 413.

Records on 13 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	638
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 98, daily 1,399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,093 broken records

Margins by which the 1,093 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 2008

Top 20 records on 13 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 2008	S Bend AP, US	all-time rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 September 2008	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	133 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2008	Wapello, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2008	Bedford, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2008	Mt Ayr, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2008	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2008	Liberty, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2008	Augusta, US	all-time rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2008	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2008	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2008	Walnut, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2008	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2008	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2008	Geneseo, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2008	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2008	Lansing Capital City AP, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2008	Keithsburg, US	all-time rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2008	Houston N Houston, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2008	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2008	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	55 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

1793 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,508 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	526
2013	967
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	945
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	492
2026	905

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	979
20 to 40	79
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1