Weather Records on 9 September 1981

1,011 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1981. Highest significance: Delmas (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 September 1981

On 9 September 1981, 1,011 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 998 daily.
Delmas (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.7 mm (3.5 in) on 9 September 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,011 stations

1,011 station records on 9 September 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tillabery	Niger	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenicia	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedara	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magog	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee Agric Res Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,011 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 395, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 9 September 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	395
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 998.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

862 broken records

Margins by which the 862 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1981

Top 20 records on 9 September 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1981	Delmas (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1981	Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1981	Tillabery, NE	all-time rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Windham 3 E, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Geluk, ZA	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Rietfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Stillewoning, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Jhb-Royal Golf Club, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Orogrande, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Glen Agr. College,Bfn., ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Phoenicia, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Pichucalco (Smn), MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1981	Grafton, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	45 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1981. 1981 had 1,011 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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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 10	692
10 to 20	100
20 to 30	37
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2