Weather Records on 8 September 1974

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1974. Highest significance: Leopold Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 8 September 1974

On 8 September 1974, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 572 daily.
Leopold Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 8 September 1974.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 8 September 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	269.5 mm (10.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whatley	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elrod	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Standard	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cansan?Ao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Togul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 8 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 52, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1974

Top 20 records on 8 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1974	Leopold Downs, AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1974	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1974	Margaret River Station, AU	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1974	Gogo Station, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 September 1974	Quanbun Downs, AU	monthly rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Thomasville, US	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Fossil Downs, AU	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Frisco City 3 SSW, US	all-time rain	269.5 mm (10.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Shubuta, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Whatley, US	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Liveringa Upper, AU	monthly rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Dayton 1 N, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Meda, AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Evergreen, US	monthly rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Bogalusa, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Cuba, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Wallace 2 E, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1974	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	51 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1974. 1974 had 626 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 2026-10-17 (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	411
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1