Weather Records on 24 September 2008

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 2008. Highest significance: Montemorelos, MX.

Key Facts for 24 September 2008

On 24 September 2008, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 617 daily.
Montemorelos set a daily record precipitation of 190.0 mm (7.5 in) on 24 September 2008.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 24 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Alto Intl	Bolivia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	174.9 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rayones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yuanping	China	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fresnillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poblado C-15	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jalcomulco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zihualtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mier Y Noriega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chuxiong	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berrimah Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taiyuan	China	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jalcomulco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Poitrel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yibin	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mina Vieja	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria di Leuc	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Korf	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 24 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 2008

Top 20 records on 24 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 2008	Montemorelos, MX	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2008	Misantla, MX	daily rain	288.8 mm (11.4 in)	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Aguirre, PR	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Bolsoy Santar, RU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Palenque (Dge), MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Potrerillos, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Lowman, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	El Alto Intl, BO	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Yulin, CN	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Haikou, CN	daily rain	174.9 mm (6.9 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Audubon, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Tancochapa, MX	daily rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Allende, MX	daily rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Rayones, MX	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Yuanping, CN	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Fresnillo, MX	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Poblado C-15, MX	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2008	Tianjin, CN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	40 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

1803 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2008. 2008 had 633 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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 50	469
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2