Weather Records on 9 May 1941

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1941. Highest significance: Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU.

Key Facts for 9 May 1941

On 9 May 1941, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 326 daily.
Goulburn River @ Shepparton set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 9 May 1941.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

335 stations

335 station records on 9 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kargil	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Picola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

294 broken records

Margins by which the 294 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1941

Top 20 records on 9 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1941	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1941	Dras, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1941	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1941	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1941	Yea, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1941	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1941	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1941	Kargil, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1941	Madowla Park, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1941	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1941	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1941	Katandra North, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1941	Tatura Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1941	Tranebjerg, DK	monthly low min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1941	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1941	Storrs, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1941	Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1941	Kulikuchi, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1941	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1941	Winchendon, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	32 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 335 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 10	255
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1