Weather Records on 9 May 1962

435 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1962. Highest significance: Paripiranga, BR.

Key Facts for 9 May 1962

On 9 May 1962, 435 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 427 daily.
Paripiranga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.2 mm (4.1 in) on 9 May 1962.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

435 stations

435 station records on 9 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Island (Lyndhurst)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Vista (Ledo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

435 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 9 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 9 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1962

Top 20 records on 9 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1962	Paripiranga, BR	monthly rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Oxley Island (Lyndhurst), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Elista, RU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Paratinga, BR	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Broderup, DK	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Krishnarajnagar, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Poltava, UA	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Rendsburg, DE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Kotel'nikovo, RU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Boa Vista (Ledo), BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Birch Tree, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Palmiet, Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1962	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1962	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	34 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 435 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	330
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2