Weather Records on 9 August 1974

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1974. Highest significance: Rawsonville (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 August 1974

On 9 August 1974, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 647 daily.
Rawsonville (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 98.1 mm (3.9 in) on 9 August 1974.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

660 stations

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

Weather records on 9 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Slavgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tagus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1974

Top 20 records on 9 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1974	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1974	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Brewster, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Stanton, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Slavgorod, RU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Tekamah, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Minneola, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Schuyler, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Tulsa Intl AP, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Sheldon, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Valparaiso, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1974	Saint Anthony, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 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

1798 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1974. 1974 had 660 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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Data for records on 1974-08-09: 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 200	529
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1