Weather Records on 9 October 1951

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1951. Highest significance: Sedan (Sandleton), AU.

Key Facts for 9 October 1951

On 9 October 1951, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 338 daily.
Sedan (Sandleton) set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 9 October 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 9 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Point Lowly Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 9 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

259 broken records

Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1951

Top 20 records on 9 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1951	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1951	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1951	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1951	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1951	Yorketown, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1951	Whyalla (Norrie), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Netherton (the Glen), AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Point Lowly Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Arukutty, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn), AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Warooka, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Bucyrus, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1951	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	1 year	23 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 347 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	198
5 to 10	33
10 to 15	14
15 to 20	10
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1