Weather Records on 9 October 1975

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1975. Highest significance: Naracoorte, AU.

Key Facts for 9 October 1975

On 9 October 1975, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 530 daily.
Naracoorte set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 9 October 1975.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 9 October 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winnambool (Kulwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dosang	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Berangwee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Srwsc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cliffs (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mulcra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cumikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walpa (Danyo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang (Daytrap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robinvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Karrawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Pigick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 October 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 October 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1975

Top 20 records on 9 October 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1975	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1975	Wolseley, AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1975	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1975	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Winnambool (Kulwin), AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Gama, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Washburn, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Kingston SE (Keilira Station), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Dosang, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Velva, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Bordertown (Berangwee), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Keith, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Merbein Srwsc, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Red Cliffs (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Woomelang, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Charam, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1975	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	48 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 552 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 20	448
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1