Weather Records on 9 July 1981

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 1981. Highest significance: Gotnja, RU.

Key Facts for 9 July 1981

On 9 July 1981, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
554 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 967 daily.
Gotnja set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 9 July 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 9 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gotnja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baker Lake A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St John's A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ojmjakon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 414, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 9 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	414
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 29, daily 967.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

733 broken records

Margins by which the 733 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 1981

Top 20 records on 9 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 1981	Gotnja, RU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Belgorod, RU	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Konotop, UA	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	San Jon, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Baker Lake A, CA	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	St John's A, CA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Shizuoka, JP	daily rain	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Hope, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Ojmjakon, RU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Riverhead Rsch Farm, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Brady Aznoe, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Johnson Rch, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld, BM	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Catus, FR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Durango, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1981	Plant City, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	38 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 1,009 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	712
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1