Weather Records on 9 July 1971

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1971. Highest significance: Morgantown Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 9 July 1971

On 9 July 1971, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 401 daily.
Morgantown Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 9 July 1971.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 9 July 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Troia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laryak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bet-El	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harderug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tivjaku	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 July 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 July 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1971

Top 20 records on 9 July 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1971	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Dzaore, RU	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Ajan, RU	daily rain	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Laingsburg, ZA	monthly rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Swellendam (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Westby, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	St Augustine, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Troia, BR	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Tarkio, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Cordova AP, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1971	Laryak, RU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1971	Bet-El, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1971	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	30.2 C (86.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1971	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1971	Elko, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1971	Perry, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	33 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 406 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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	322
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1