Weather Records on 25 September 2008

766 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 2008. Highest significance: Gilberton, AU.

Key Facts for 25 September 2008

On 25 September 2008, 766 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 747 daily.
Gilberton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 25 September 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

766 stations

766 station records on 25 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	187.9 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lucky Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aquespala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Cunduacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jalcomulco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jandakot Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro Canoas Altas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marriwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mier Y Noriega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Azoyu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Laja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

766 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 25 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 747.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 2008

Top 20 records on 25 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 2008	Gilberton, AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Cardenas, MX	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Soledad de Doblado, MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	187.9 mm (7.4 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Lucky Springs Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Gove 4W, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Potrerillos, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Chambers, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Altotonga, MX	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Federal Pt, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Aquespala, MX	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Dos Patrias, MX	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Paso de Cunduacan, MX	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Pueblo Nuevo, MX	monthly rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Jalcomulco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Menno, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2008	Armadale, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	83 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

1825 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 2008. 2008 had 766 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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Data for records on 2008-09-25: 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 20	518
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1