Weather Records on 7 September 2018

723 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 September 2018. Highest significance: Rantoul, US.

Key Facts for 7 September 2018

On 7 September 2018, 723 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 715 daily.
Rantoul set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 7 September 2018.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

723 stations

723 station records on 7 September 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 September 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Landvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oparino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ainslie Tyson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ljosland - Monen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

723 records

Records set or tied on 7 September 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 September 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 September 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 September 2018

Top 20 records on 7 September 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 2018	Rantoul, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	107 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 September 2018	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	96 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2018	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2018	Weatherford, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2018	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2018	Ust-Maja, RU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2018	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2018	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2018	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	107 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2018	Alingsas_D, SE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2018	Landvik, NO	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2018	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2018	Norwich, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2018	Oparino, RU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2018	Geary, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2018	Quincy Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2018	Aseral, NO	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2018	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2018	Monmouth, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2018	Clay City 1 WNW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	53 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2018. 2018 had 723 records.

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

Records on 09-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	2
1816	1
1833	1
1845	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1872	3
1873	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	7
1892	3
1894	8
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	3
1900	1
1901	6
1902	3
1903	7
1904	8
1905	20
1906	8
1907	5
1908	26
1909	11
1910	15
1911	20
1912	39
1913	20
1914	29
1915	28
1916	39
1917	44
1918	35
1919	184
1920	375
1921	80
1922	98
1923	125
1924	232
1925	303
1926	117
1927	147
1928	130
1929	355
1930	108
1931	400
1932	478
1933	287
1934	566
1935	275
1936	370
1937	260
1938	348
1939	634
1940	226
1941	451
1942	415
1943	591
1944	519
1945	482
1946	356
1947	625
1948	353
1949	705
1950	704
1951	342
1952	301
1953	446
1954	390
1955	405
1956	752
1957	498
1958	570
1959	583
1960	763
1961	312
1962	729
1963	448
1964	463
1965	672
1966	365
1967	535
1968	417
1969	696
1970	917
1971	648
1972	534
1973	674
1974	709
1975	423
1976	763
1977	674
1978	1,165
1979	583
1980	613
1981	622
1982	684
1983	1,235
1984	1,396
1985	1,459
1986	1,062
1987	956
1988	1,266
1989	553
1990	900
1991	957
1992	1,257
1993	720
1994	523
1995	1,093
1996	982
1997	799
1998	1,262
1999	1,087
2000	1,320
2001	1,068
2002	1,169
2003	768
2004	865
2005	708
2006	1,105
2007	1,171
2008	1,210
2009	713
2010	1,147
2011	1,452
2012	699
2013	981
2014	491
2015	637
2016	868
2017	966
2018	723
2019	743
2020	1,352
2021	794
2022	2,096
2023	1,116
2024	1,216
2025	711
2026	760

Download the Data

Data for records on 2018-09-07: 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	540
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2