Weather Records on 9 August 1943

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1943. Highest significance: Columbus Dardc, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1943

On 9 August 1943, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 359 daily.
Columbus Dardc set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 9 August 1943.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 9 August 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 August 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 August 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1943

Top 20 records on 9 August 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1943	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Experiment, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Budaun, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Kancheepuram, IN	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Campbell, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Wallajah, IN	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Atrauli, IN	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1943	Buchan, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1943	Hathras, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1943	Borsat, IN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1943	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	47 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

1798 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1943. 1943 had 366 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

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Data for records on 1943-08-09: 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 50	278
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1