Weather Records on 16 September 2008

1,000 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2008. Highest significance: Bor, RU.

Key Facts for 16 September 2008

On 16 September 2008, 1,000 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 674 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 969 daily.
Bor set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 16 September 2008.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

1,000 stations

1,000 station records on 16 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dzana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duvan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Papagayos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Troitsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hancock 8SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mazatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Punta de Agua I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tulcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,000 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 515, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 108.

Records on 16 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	515
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 969.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

752 broken records

Margins by which the 752 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2008

Top 20 records on 16 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2008	Bor, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Khlong Yai, TH	daily rain	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Dzana, RU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	137 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Verkhneuralsk, RU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Rison, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Szombathely, HU	daily low max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Turocak, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Milesovka, CZ	daily low max	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Bamberg, DE	daily low max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low max	8.1 C (46.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Chemnitz, DE	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Hurbanovo, SK	daily low max	10.9 C (51.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Sonoita, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Wien, AT	daily low max	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Uman, UA	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2008	Cottbus, DE	daily low max	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	118 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

1793 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,000 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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	735
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1