Weather Records on 9 October 1926

123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1926. Highest significance: Gavle, SE.

Key Facts for 9 October 1926

On 9 October 1926, 123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 118 daily.
Gavle set a daily record precipitation of 27.1 mm (1.1 in) on 9 October 1926.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

123 stations

123 station records on 9 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

123 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 October 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1926

Top 20 records on 9 October 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1926	Gavle, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1926	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1926	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1926	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	monthly high max	43.0 C (109.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	York, US	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Ravenna, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Astrakan, RU	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Boras, SE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Falun, SE	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Pakri, EE	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Lake Eildon, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Muenster, DE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1926	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	40 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 123 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 October 1926
Margin	Records
0 to 10	84
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1