Weather Records on 9 October 1977

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1977. Highest significance: Cordova 2 ENE, US.

Key Facts for 9 October 1977

On 9 October 1977, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 557 daily.
Cordova 2 ENE set a daily record precipitation of 94.2 mm (3.7 in) on 9 October 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

586 stations

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

Weather records on 9 October 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Embry	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waleska	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arley 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dancy	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ball Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elrod	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patchogue 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 9 October 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 9 October 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1977

Top 20 records on 9 October 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1977	Cordova 2 ENE, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Embry, US	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Fayette, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Columbus 4 ESE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Monterey, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Nogales, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Waleska, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Arley 1 S, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Cedartown, US	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Norcross, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Volnovakha, UA	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Taylorsville, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Carrollton, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Dancy, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1977	Dallas 7 NE, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	42 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1977. 1977 had 586 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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Data for records on 1977-10-09: 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	410
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3