Weather Records on 9 May 1950

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1950. Highest significance: Creston 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 1950

On 9 May 1950, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 643 daily.
Creston 2 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 9 May 1950.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

660 stations

660 station records on 9 May 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jenna Pullin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 9 May 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 9 May 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 643.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1950

Top 20 records on 9 May 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1950	Creston 2 SW, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1950	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1950	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Beringarra, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Crateus, BR	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Cawker City, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Sigourney, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Grass Valley, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Beverley, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Syracuse, US	all-time rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Carroll, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1950	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	50 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

1793 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 660 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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	465
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	32
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1