Weather Records on 9 October 1929

196 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1929. Highest significance: Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU.

Key Facts for 9 October 1929

On 9 October 1929, 196 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 193 daily.
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club) set a daily record precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 9 October 1929.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

196 stations

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

Weather records on 9 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

196 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 9 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records

Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1929

Top 20 records on 9 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1929	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1929	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1929	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1929	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1929	Grenfell, CA	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Helmond, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Columbia Wb City, US	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Galway, IE	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Portland, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Ottawa, CA	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1929	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	48 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 196 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	145
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2