Weather Records on 9 October 1942

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1942. Highest significance: Tiruppattur, IN.

Key Facts for 9 October 1942

On 9 October 1942, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 321 daily.
Tiruppattur set a daily record precipitation of 106.9 mm (4.2 in) on 9 October 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

330 stations

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

Weather records on 9 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kawai Iki Intake 880	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1942

Top 20 records on 9 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1942	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1942	Polur, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1942	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1942	Kawai Iki Intake 880, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1942	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1942	Palghat, IN	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1942	Vaniyambadi, IN	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Khandala, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Awini 182.1, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Kuppam, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Ambur, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Norddal, NO	monthly snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Kiruna, SE	monthly rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Clayton, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Varzea Alegre, BR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Vashon Island, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Puttur, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1942	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 330 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 20	223
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2