Weather Records on 9 July 1942

324 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1942. Highest significance: Grafton, US.

Key Facts for 9 July 1942

On 9 July 1942, 324 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 306 daily.
Grafton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 9 July 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

324 stations

324 station records on 9 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kekri	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goela	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Satgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deoli	India	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itawah	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sawar	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kesiary Kaltikri	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sawai Madhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uniara (Aligarh)	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Antah	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

324 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 9 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 13, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1942

Top 20 records on 9 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1942	Grafton, US	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1942	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Indargarh, IN	daily rain	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Kekri, IN	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Goela, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Jawaja, IN	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Satgawan, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Deoli, IN	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Beawar Nayanagar, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Coonamble (Warrana), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Mascoutah, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Tonk, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Kharsawan, IN	daily rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Itawah, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1942	Gulargambone (Emby), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 324 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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	208
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	3