Weather Records on 14 September 2008

1,437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 September 2008. Highest significance: Mtn Grove 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 14 September 2008

On 14 September 2008, 1,437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
725 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,346 daily.
Mtn Grove 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 14 September 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,437 stations

1,437 station records on 14 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grand Ecore	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cork	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mapimi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eudora	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,437 records

Records set or tied on 14 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 597, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 431.

Records on 14 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	597
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 81, daily 1,346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,068 broken records

Margins by which the 1,068 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 199.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 September 2008

Top 20 records on 14 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 2008	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	87 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2008	Charlotte, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2008	Eaton Rapids, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2008	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2008	Waynesville 2 W, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2008	Liberty, US	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2008	Grand Ecore, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2008	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	all-time rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2008	Union, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2008	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2008	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2008	Cork, IE	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2008	Albion, US	all-time rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2008	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2008	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2008	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2008	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2008	Jackson Reynolds Fld, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2008	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 September 2008	Mapimi, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 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

1814 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2008. 2008 had 1,437 records.

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

Records on 09-14 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1828	1
1830	1
1831	1
1833	1
1835	1
1837	3
1848	1
1854	1
1861	1
1867	2
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1886	5
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	2
1900	2
1901	11
1902	12
1903	34
1904	13
1905	12
1906	14
1907	7
1908	16
1909	31
1910	9
1911	61
1912	50
1913	36
1914	31
1915	116
1916	13
1917	30
1918	35
1919	166
1920	108
1921	38
1922	77
1923	279
1924	95
1925	206
1926	49
1927	455
1928	116
1929	185
1930	197
1931	652
1932	211
1933	365
1934	181
1935	636
1936	609
1937	406
1938	335
1939	1,007
1940	415
1941	227
1942	186
1943	281
1944	293
1945	691
1946	379
1947	718
1948	504
1949	640
1950	327
1951	422
1952	469
1953	680
1954	275
1955	469
1956	479
1957	490
1958	254
1959	702
1960	599
1961	956
1962	339
1963	592
1964	658
1965	640
1966	888
1967	355
1968	369
1969	429
1970	1,351
1971	549
1972	409
1973	854
1974	622
1975	880
1976	547
1977	572
1978	663
1979	957
1980	543
1981	486
1982	1,012
1983	623
1984	855
1985	736
1986	716
1987	856
1988	781
1989	1,127
1990	1,088
1991	999
1992	677
1993	2,279
1994	1,143
1995	904
1996	1,091
1997	786
1998	2,049
1999	854
2000	997
2001	813
2002	899
2003	821
2004	762
2005	878
2006	1,009
2007	672
2008	1,437
2009	843
2010	938
2011	1,132
2012	634
2013	760
2014	758
2015	888
2016	1,387
2017	677
2018	632
2019	524
2020	671
2021	419
2022	612
2023	507
2024	838
2025	527
2026	783

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Data for records on 2008-09-14: 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 25	964
25 to 50	80
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1