Weather Records on 9 September 1939

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1939. Highest significance: Astana, KZ.

Key Facts for 9 September 1939

On 9 September 1939, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 409 daily.
Astana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 9 September 1939.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 9 September 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sangod	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 105.

Records on 9 September 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1939

Top 20 records on 9 September 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1939	Astana, KZ	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1939	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1939	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1939	Khutauna, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1939	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1939	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1939	Pachet(Kharai), IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Parnu, EE	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Mazbat(Majbat), IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Sangod, IN	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Tadepalligudem, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Little Mtn, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Chhipabarod, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1939	Rockingham, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	25 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

1806 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1939. 1939 had 429 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	661
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,458
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	520
2026	815

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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 20	319
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1