Weather Records on 9 September 1973

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1973. Highest significance: Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 9 September 1973

On 9 September 1973, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 509 daily.
Double Island Point Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 9 September 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 9 September 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mallee Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riachao Do Banabuiu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenrock 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
C.A.E. Llera	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 214.

Records on 9 September 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1973

Top 20 records on 9 September 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1973	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Centralia, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Mallee Vale, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Pacific, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Vandalia, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Carterville, AU	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Wien, AT	daily high max	30.5 C (86.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	29.8 C (85.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	138 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Riachao Do Banabuiu, BR	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Traipu, BR	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Tennyson, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Zinapecuaro, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	29.7 C (85.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1973	Georgetown, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1973. 1973 had 517 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 20	393
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1