Weather Records on 9 October 1971

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1971. Highest significance: Windermere (Acacia House), AU.

Key Facts for 9 October 1971

On 9 October 1971, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 413 daily.
Windermere (Acacia House) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 9 October 1971.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

423 stations

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

Weather records on 9 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtle Bank (Lanoma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aniak AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parateca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 9 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 9 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

343 broken records

Margins by which the 343 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1971

Top 20 records on 9 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1971	Windermere (Acacia House), AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1971	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Holy Cross, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	McGrath AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Myrtle Bank (Lanoma), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Morgan 1 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Holy Cross, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Candelaria, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	La Junta, MX	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Launceston Airport Comparison, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Aniak AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Serowe, BW	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Esengyly, TM	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1971	St Marks 5 SSE, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 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

1793 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 423 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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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 50	335
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1