Weather Records on 9 October 1937

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1937. Highest significance: Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU.

Key Facts for 9 October 1937

On 9 October 1937, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 400 daily.
Warranooke (Glenorchy) set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 9 October 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

405 stations

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

Weather records on 9 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piangil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 9 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1937

Top 20 records on 9 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1937	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1937	Canary Island, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1937	Piangil, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1937	Hiriyur, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1937	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1937	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1937	Esk Post Office, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1937	Mallan (Niemur Valley), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1937	Leaghur, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1937	Nullawil, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1937	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1937	Weatherford, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1937	Pottangi, IN	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1937	Arkalgud, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1937	Normanstone Well, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1937	Watchem, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1937	Srirangpatnam, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1937	Nanjangud, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1937	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1937	Feodosiia, UA	daily high min	19.3 C (66.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	51 years	28 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 405 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	248
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1