Weather Records on 9 May 1929

166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1929. Highest significance: Jackson Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 1929

On 9 May 1929, 166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 166 daily.
Jackson Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 9 May 1929.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

166 stations

166 station records on 9 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darnum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

166 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 9 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 166.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

125 broken records

Margins by which the 125 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1929

Top 20 records on 9 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1929	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Runnymede Spottsville, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Darnum, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Gadsden, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Hvar, HR	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Lardner (Brandie Braes), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Newport, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1929	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	26 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 166 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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	85
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	12
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1