Weather Records on 9 September 1962

847 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1962. Highest significance: Corona Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 9 September 1962

On 9 September 1962, 847 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 527 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 832 daily.
Corona Downs set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 9 September 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

847 stations

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

Weather records on 9 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Himayatsagar Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gandipet(Osmansa)	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

847 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 219, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 308, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	219
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	308
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1962

Top 20 records on 9 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1962	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1962	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Hubli, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Kumily, IN	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Himayatsagar Pwd, IN	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Gandipet(Osmansa), IN	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Pendraka, IN	monthly rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Saxby Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Ponnur(Ponnuru), IN	daily rain	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Ghoda Ambegaon, IN	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Baker, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1962	Goliad, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	39 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1962. 1962 had 847 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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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 20	627
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1