Weather Records on 9 October 1981

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 1981. Highest significance: Kabale, UG.

Key Facts for 9 October 1981

On 9 October 1981, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 644 daily.
Kabale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.0 mm (2.9 in) on 9 October 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

653 stations

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

Weather records on 9 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teocaltiche (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Voroncovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vjazemskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westerland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dores Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wuzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Resplendor-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yinchuan	China	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wuzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Svijagino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 1981

Top 20 records on 9 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1981	Kabale, UG	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 October 1981	Huajintlan, MX	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Mishima, JP	daily rain	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Fitzgerald, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Dublin, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Fukui, JP	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Zilverhout, ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Burnet, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Temple, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Teocaltiche (Dge), MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Voroncovka, RU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Ekaterino-Nikolskoe, RU	monthly rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Shizuoka, JP	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Bikin, RU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Marlin, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Hatteras, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1981	Cuautla (Smn), MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1981	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1981	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 653 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 10	479
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1