Weather Records on 9 September 1970

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1970. Highest significance: Killdeer 8 NW, US.

Key Facts for 9 September 1970

On 9 September 1970, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 577 daily.
Killdeer 8 NW set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 9 September 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 9 September 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menzelinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Hole	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 9 September 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1970

Top 20 records on 9 September 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1970	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1970	Circleville, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Bugulma, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Aksakovo, RU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Menzelinsk, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Lady Barron (Franklin Parade), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Melur, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Tiruppuvanam, IN	daily rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Jackson, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Ravenswood Lock Park, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1970	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	83 years	36 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1970. 1970 had 584 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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Data for records on 1970-09-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	432
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1