Weather Records on 9 September 1949

1,407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1949. Highest significance: Trentham (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 9 September 1949

On 9 September 1949, 1,407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,363 daily.
Trentham (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 9 September 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,407 stations

1,407 station records on 9 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Craigdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pigick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,407 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 1,020, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 9 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	1,020
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 44, daily 1,363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,274 broken records

Margins by which the 1,274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1949

Top 20 records on 9 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1949	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1949	Boggabri Post Office, AU	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1949	Gundy (Miller St), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1949	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1949	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1949	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Sussex, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea)), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Longerenong, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Gurley (Glenroy), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Tooraweenah (Denham St), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1949	Trundle (Brookview St), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	54 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

1806 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1949. 1949 had 1,407 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	661
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,458
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	520
2026	815

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Data for records on 1949-09-09: 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	1,040
20 to 40	193
40 to 60	38
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1