Weather Records on 9 October 1944

144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1944. Highest significance: Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU.

Key Facts for 9 October 1944

On 9 October 1944, 144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 138 daily.
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.1 mm (2.9 in) on 9 October 1944.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

144 stations

144 station records on 9 October 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

144 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 66.

Records on 9 October 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 October 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 138.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

114 broken records

Margins by which the 114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1944

Top 20 records on 9 October 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1944	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	monthly rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1944	St Georges, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1944	Challakire, IN	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1944	Skagway, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1944	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	all-time rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1944	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1944	Shevgaon, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1944	Owk, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1944	Indapur, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1944	Gooty, IN	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1944	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1944	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1944	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1944	Harlingen, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1944	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1944	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1944	Hospet, IN	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1944	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1944	Pathalipam, IN	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1944	Badami, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	27 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 144 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 October 1944
Margin	Records
0 to 10	80
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2