Weather Records on 8 September 2012

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 2012. Highest significance: Greenville Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 2012

On 8 September 2012, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
454 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 798 daily.
Greenville Wtp set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 8 September 2012.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 8 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Hospital 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Comala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 2012

Top 20 records on 8 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 2012	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2012	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2012	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2012	Paoli, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2012	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Sparkman, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Covington 1 WNW, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Piqua, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Centralia, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Elwood, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Ellendale Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Marysville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	New Castle 3 SW, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Portland 1 SW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2012	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 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

1802 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2012. 2012 had 813 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 September 2012
Margin	Records
0 to 10	498
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	4