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Weather Records on 1 October 1909

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1909. Highest significance: Adelaide West Terrace, AU.

Key Facts for 1 October 1909

  • On 1 October 1909, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Adelaide West Terrace set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 1 October 1909.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 1 October 1909 14 station records on 1 October 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 1 October 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 October 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature29.0 C (84.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 1 October 1909 by type Records set or tied on 1 October 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 October 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 1 October 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 October 1909 by timescale Records on 1 October 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 October 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 1 October 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 1909 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 October 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 302

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1909
Top 14 records on 1 October 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 October 1909Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)47 years45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1909Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AUdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)25.7 mm (1.0 in)9 years45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1909Hvar, HRdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)14 years27 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1909Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1909Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1909Portland, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1909Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1909Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1909Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1909Hamilton, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1909Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1909Rokewood (the Meadows), AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1909Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1909Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high max (Tie)29.0 C (84.2 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1813 to 1909
Records on 10-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1909. 1909 had 14 records. 01,0002,0003,0001813: 11814: 11817: 11819: 11820: 21823: 11828: 11845: 11847: 21861: 11865: 11866: 11869: 11870: 11871: 11874: 41876: 11877: 31879: 11881: 61882: 11883: 11884: 11886: 11888: 31889: 11890: 41891: 11892: 11893: 91894: 41895: 11897: 71898: 11899: 161900: 21901: 41902: 161903: 91904: 81905: 81906: 111907: 111908: 201909: 141910: 121911: 341912: 371913: 201914: 281915: 651916: 1051917: 521918: 201919: 251920: 981921: 1291922: 1601923: 1581924: 861925: 1351926: 1811927: 7541928: 1291929: 1581930: 1061931: 2371932: 2201933: 5191934: 1881935: 2011936: 3881937: 4531938: 2841939: 2831940: 2071941: 4251942: 2901943: 3241944: 5831945: 6771946: 4861947: 8671948: 2711949: 2541950: 1,0191951: 5211952: 7121953: 6561954: 9761955: 2801956: 2601957: 6461958: 1,0501959: 1,3061960: 1431961: 5661962: 3761963: 5981964: 3121965: 5211966: 6461967: 4371968: 4261969: 4541970: 2751971: 1,4491972: 6251973: 4181974: 1,1041975: 5611976: 8541977: 1,0971978: 4921979: 4881980: 6001981: 7851982: 7331983: 7831984: 1,2661985: 1,6211986: 1,4761987: 6481988: 5021989: 7391990: 6121991: 1,0201992: 1,3921993: 1,0421994: 5801995: 7461996: 1,0071997: 1,0801998: 1,3451999: 1,0962000: 1,0062001: 9242002: 9512003: 1,1982004: 8262005: 9022006: 8062007: 7262008: 5732009: 1,0512010: 1,0932011: 1,3242012: 6472013: 5152014: 3972015: 7292016: 4732017: 4722018: 6942019: 2,4392020: 5662021: 7532022: 6092023: 1,1732024: 7512025: 3842026: 5531813187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1909. 1909 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-01 in each year
YearRecords
18131
18141
18171
18191
18202
18231
18281
18451
18472
18611
18651
18661
18691
18701
18711
18744
18761
18773
18791
18816
18821
18831
18841
18861
18883
18891
18904
18911
18921
18939
18944
18951
18977
18981
189916
19002
19014
190216
19039
19048
19058
190611
190711
190820
190914
191012
191134
191237
191320
191428
191565
1916105
191752
191820
191925
192098
1921129
1922160
1923158
192486
1925135
1926181
1927754
1928129
1929158
1930106
1931237
1932220
1933519
1934188
1935201
1936388
1937453
1938284
1939283
1940207
1941425
1942290
1943324
1944583
1945677
1946486
1947867
1948271
1949254
19501,019
1951521
1952712
1953656
1954976
1955280
1956260
1957646
19581,050
19591,306
1960143
1961566
1962376
1963598
1964312
1965521
1966646
1967437
1968426
1969454
1970275
19711,449
1972625
1973418
19741,104
1975561
1976854
19771,097
1978492
1979488
1980600
1981785
1982733
1983783
19841,266
19851,621
19861,476
1987648
1988502
1989739
1990612
19911,020
19921,392
19931,042
1994580
1995746
19961,007
19971,080
19981,345
19991,096
20001,006
2001924
2002951
20031,198
2004826
2005902
2006806
2007726
2008573
20091,051
20101,093
20111,324
2012647
2013515
2014397
2015729
2016473
2017472
2018694
20192,439
2020566
2021753
2022609
20231,173
2024751
2025384
2026553

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).