Weather Records on 8 September 2020

1,952 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 2020. Highest significance: Bellefontaine, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 2020

On 8 September 2020, 1,952 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
494 were record highs and 1,141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,862 daily.
Bellefontaine set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 8 September 2020.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,952 stations

1,952 station records on 8 September 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sargents	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Qian Gorlos	China	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,952 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 533, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 608, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 8 September 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	533
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	608
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 8 September 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 88, daily 1,862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,678 broken records

Margins by which the 1,678 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 2020

Top 20 records on 8 September 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 2020	Bellefontaine, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	114 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 September 2020	Versailles, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	78 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Kenton, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	126 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Hill City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	110 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Leo 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Old Faithful, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	113 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Alamosa-Bergman Fld, US	monthly snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Manassa, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Sargents, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	120 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Lead, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	113 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Qian Gorlos, CN	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Manassa, US	monthly low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	106 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Lakeview, US	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	124 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2020	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 years	59 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2020. 2020 had 1,952 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 50	1,604
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1