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Weather Records on 9 August 1921

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1921. Highest significance: Springbok, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 August 1921

  • On 9 August 1921, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Springbok set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 9 August 1921.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 9 August 1921 36 station records on 9 August 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 9 August 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 August 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
WarraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-SeineFranceRecord daily precipitation19.0 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
GunneeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature22.1 C (71.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high minimum temperature5.4 C (41.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature10.2 C (50.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SyktyvkarRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord high minimum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 9 August 1921 by type Records set or tied on 9 August 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 20. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 August 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.
Records on 9 August 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 August 1921 by timescale Records on 9 August 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 August 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 36.
Records on 9 August 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 1921 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 3: 203 to 5: 25 to 8: 08 to 10: 510 to 13: 013 to 15: 315 to 18: 118 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 August 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 320
3 to 52
5 to 80
8 to 105
10 to 130
13 to 153
15 to 181
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1921
Top 20 records on 9 August 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 August 1921Springbok, ZAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)2 years21 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Warraweena, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Bogantungan Post Office, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Knysna (Tnk), ZAdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FRdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Buffelsnek (Bos), ZAdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)2 years19 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Burdekin Shire Council, AUdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921East Toorale (Toorale Station), AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily low min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Conargo (Willurah), AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)3 years16 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Charters Towers Post Office, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)39 years15 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Gunnee, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily high min22.1 C (71.8 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Alpha Post Office, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Emerald Post Office, AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Lakefield, CAdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1921Middleton (Sar), ZAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)24 years12 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

1798 to 1921
Records on 08-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1921. 1921 had 36 records. 01,0002,0003,0001798: 21800: 11838: 11845: 31856: 11859: 31861: 11863: 21868: 11870: 11871: 11873: 11875: 11878: 11881: 31884: 21886: 11887: 11888: 11889: 11890: 11891: 41892: 41893: 31894: 31895: 11896: 31897: 71898: 121899: 41900: 81901: 31902: 31903: 61904: 91905: 51906: 151907: 91908: 91909: 511910: 161911: 441912: 471913: 761914: 211915: 611916: 371917: 461918: 2101919: 491920: 2891921: 361922: 701923: 731924: 1431925: 3071926: 1421927: 3911928: 2201929: 1271930: 5701931: 3991932: 1941933: 2501934: 6541935: 5871936: 5191937: 3511938: 3791939: 4801940: 4551941: 3721942: 5271943: 3661944: 6471945: 3651946: 3071947: 5441948: 4401949: 7151950: 4071951: 4051952: 3171953: 3631954: 3771955: 4331956: 2781957: 3471958: 4171959: 4531960: 4591961: 3471962: 6361963: 5001964: 7551965: 6321966: 5681967: 4571968: 1,0371969: 5271970: 7511971: 5431972: 1,0891973: 5471974: 6601975: 7901976: 8831977: 4531978: 7841979: 6301980: 9451981: 9411982: 9351983: 8391984: 6831985: 7141986: 5091987: 9271988: 6251989: 2,0821990: 7991991: 9881992: 1,6991993: 7021994: 1,0971995: 1,4171996: 8641997: 1,4461998: 9691999: 1,3702000: 1,2372001: 1,4852002: 1,1672003: 1,3442004: 9412005: 1,0012006: 8282007: 1,6872008: 6672009: 1,0282010: 1,3932011: 1,1772012: 8432013: 7612014: 5312015: 5952016: 6342017: 7732018: 9722019: 7172020: 6432021: 5232022: 7932023: 8202024: 9522025: 7992026: 1,0191798188619021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1921. 1921 had 36 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-09 in each year
YearRecords
17982
18001
18381
18453
18561
18593
18611
18632
18681
18701
18711
18731
18751
18781
18813
18842
18861
18871
18881
18891
18901
18914
18924
18933
18943
18951
18963
18977
189812
18994
19008
19013
19023
19036
19049
19055
190615
19079
19089
190951
191016
191144
191247
191376
191421
191561
191637
191746
1918210
191949
1920289
192136
192270
192373
1924143
1925307
1926142
1927391
1928220
1929127
1930570
1931399
1932194
1933250
1934654
1935587
1936519
1937351
1938379
1939480
1940455
1941372
1942527
1943366
1944647
1945365
1946307
1947544
1948440
1949715
1950407
1951405
1952317
1953363
1954377
1955433
1956278
1957347
1958417
1959453
1960459
1961347
1962636
1963500
1964755
1965632
1966568
1967457
19681,037
1969527
1970751
1971543
19721,089
1973547
1974660
1975790
1976883
1977453
1978784
1979630
1980945
1981941
1982935
1983839
1984683
1985714
1986509
1987927
1988625
19892,082
1990799
1991988
19921,699
1993702
19941,097
19951,417
1996864
19971,446
1998969
19991,370
20001,237
20011,485
20021,167
20031,344
2004941
20051,001
2006828
20071,687
2008667
20091,028
20101,393
20111,177
2012843
2013761
2014531
2015595
2016634
2017773
2018972
2019717
2020643
2021523
2022793
2023820
2024952
2025799
20261,019

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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).