Weather Records on 9 July 1950

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1950. Highest significance: Mc Cool Junction, US.

Key Facts for 9 July 1950

On 9 July 1950, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 493 daily.
Mc Cool Junction set an all-time record daily precipitation of 304.8 mm (12.0 in) on 9 July 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

522 stations

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

Weather records on 9 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	334.0 mm (13.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shergarh	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 285.

Records on 9 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 22, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1950

Top 20 records on 9 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1950	Mc Cool Junction, US	all-time rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	49 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1950	York, US	all-time rain	334.0 mm (13.1 in)	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	41 years	77 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1950	Inkerman Station, AU	monthly rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1950	Red Cloud, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1950	Burr Oak 4S, US	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1950	Aurora, US	all-time rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1950	N Loup, US	monthly rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1950	Mirani Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Bowen Post Office, AU	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Fairbury 7S, US	all-time rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Guide Rock, US	all-time rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Home Hill Fifteen A St, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Nebo, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1950	Geneva, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	49 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 522 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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 50	427
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1