Weather Records on 9 September 1971

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1971. Highest significance: Strehla, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 September 1971

On 9 September 1971, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 485 daily.
Strehla set a daily record precipitation of 36.5 mm (1.4 in) on 9 September 1971.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

498 stations

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

Weather records on 9 September 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grootpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edenville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cataguases	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campolide	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carmo da Mata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Ituere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patrocinio Do Muriae	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley (Glenrowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itamarati-SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 9 September 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1971

Top 20 records on 9 September 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1971	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1971	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Grootpoort, ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Donkerhoek-Rainhill, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Mason City, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Borns (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Bon Accord Dam, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Edenville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Cataguases, BR	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Moura Brasil, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Putbus, DE	daily low max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	115 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Derby, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1971	Hvar, HR	daily low max	16.8 C (62.2 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1971. 1971 had 498 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	320
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2