Weather Records on 9 August 1942

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1942. Highest significance: Paterson, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1942

On 9 August 1942, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 501 daily.
Paterson set a daily record precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 9 August 1942.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

527 stations

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

Weather records on 9 August 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	323.9 mm (12.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Culvers Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jarauda	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Elmwood Av	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hilsa	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 360.

Records on 9 August 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1942 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 17, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1942

Top 20 records on 9 August 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1942	Paterson, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1942	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1942	Huntsville, CA	all-time rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Malda, IN	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Canton 4N, US	monthly rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Lehal, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Takoma Park # 1, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Dumka, IN	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Kuakhera, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Dover, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Bagodar I, IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Chiknayakanihall, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Kalsia, IN	all-time rain	323.9 mm (12.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Flemington 5 NNW, US	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Ipueiras, BR	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Culvers Lake, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1942	Newton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 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

1798 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1942. 1942 had 527 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1942-08-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	355
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	9
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1