Weather Records on 9 August 1937

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1937. Highest significance: Jeffersonville, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1937

On 9 August 1937, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 328 daily.
Jeffersonville set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 9 August 1937.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

351 stations

351 station records on 9 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Elmwood Av	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 78.

Records on 9 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

239 broken records

Margins by which the 239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1937

Top 20 records on 9 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1937	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1937	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1937	Lungleh, IN	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	St John's, CA	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Rome, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Paradise, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Casey, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Calhoun (1), US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	El Paso, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	monthly high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Ponce 4 E, PR	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Millinocket, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Marnai, IN	daily rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Mt Carmel 4 NW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1937	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	23 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1937. 1937 had 351 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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

Margin	Records
0 to 10	208
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4