Weather Records on 8 September 2018

724 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 2018. Highest significance: Philo, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 2018

On 8 September 2018, 724 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 698 daily.
Philo set a daily record precipitation of 89.2 mm (3.5 in) on 8 September 2018.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

724 stations

724 station records on 8 September 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lake Leschenaultia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Orsa_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Steeleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Persimmon Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 6SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waltonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

724 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 302.

Records on 8 September 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 2018 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 20, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 2018

Top 20 records on 8 September 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 2018	Philo, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 September 2018	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 September 2018	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 September 2018	Haskell, US	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	117 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2018	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2018	Cotonou, BJ	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2018	Rockville, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2018	Lake Leschenaultia, AU	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2018	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2018	Versailles, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2018	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2018	Evansville Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2018	Louisville Intl AP, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2018	Orsa_D, SE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2018	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2018	Aspermont, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2018	Salem, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2018	Steeleville, US	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2018	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2018	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	52 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 724 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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Data for records on 2018-09-08: 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	501
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1