Weather Records on 9 September 1977

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1977. Highest significance: Smithfield, US.

Key Facts for 9 September 1977

On 9 September 1977, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 399 daily.
Smithfield set a daily record precipitation of 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 9 September 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 9 September 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kettle Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perevoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gari	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenora A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cullers 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nigniy_Studeniy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Calvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuacan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Terrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 174.

Records on 9 September 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1977

Top 20 records on 9 September 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1977	Smithfield, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1977	Ashland, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1977	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Isit, RU	monthly rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Neuse 2 NE, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Hornepayne, CA	all-time rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Williamston 1 E, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Hatteras, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Red Lake A, CA	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Olekminsk, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Arcola, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Perevoz, RU	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Durham, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1977	Rougemont, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	46 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1977. 1977 had 410 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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Data for records on 1977-09-09: 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 20	265
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2