Weather Records on 9 May 1974

699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1974. Highest significance: Hawker (Holowilena), AU.

Key Facts for 9 May 1974

On 9 May 1974, 699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 675 daily.
Hawker (Holowilena) set a daily record precipitation of 50.6 mm (2.0 in) on 9 May 1974.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

699 stations

699 station records on 9 May 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mooleulooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Range Vue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

699 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 476, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 9 May 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 May 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1974

Top 20 records on 9 May 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1974	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Hallett, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Silverton Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Cowell, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Yunta, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Yunta (Winnininnie), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Appila, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Carrieton (Yackara), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Koppio, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Terowie, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Cleve (Mangalo), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Whyalla (Nonowie), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Pondooma Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1974	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 699 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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Data for records on 1974-05-09: 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 10	434
10 to 20	108
20 to 30	47
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2