Weather Records on 9 September 1968

440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1968. Highest significance: Houston, US.

Key Facts for 9 September 1968

On 9 September 1968, 440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 428 daily.
Houston set a daily record precipitation of 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 9 September 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

440 stations

440 station records on 9 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Guadalupe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	127.1 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

440 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 9 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

361 broken records

Margins by which the 361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1968

Top 20 records on 9 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1968	Houston, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1968	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1968	Rajakkamangalam, IN	monthly rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Meycode Adandai, IN	monthly rain	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Marquette, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Owensville, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Bowelling, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Pallinup, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Kottaram, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Watersmeet, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Benalla, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	monthly rain	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Thamaraikulam, IN	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Shorlakode, IN	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Kapuskasing A, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Port Alice, CA	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1968	Kaliyal, IN	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	38 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1968. 1968 had 440 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 10	276
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	3