Weather Records on 9 July 1918

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1918. Highest significance: Metten, DE.

Key Facts for 9 July 1918

On 9 July 1918, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 59 daily.
Metten set a daily record precipitation of 43.1 mm (1.7 in) on 9 July 1918.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 9 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim (Drewsdene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chepstowe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Murdeduke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.

Records on 9 July 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records

Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1918

Top 20 records on 9 July 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1918	Metten, DE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Beeac (Eurack), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Winnemucca AP, US	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Neerim (Drewsdene), AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Burlington, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Chepstowe, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	3 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Lucknow, CA	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Southampton, CA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily low min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Houston Wb City, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Myrniong, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1918	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	30 years	16 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

1793 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 60 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	35
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1