Weather Records on 9 November 1981

883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1981. Highest significance: Nockatunga Station, AU.

Key Facts for 9 November 1981

On 9 November 1981, 883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 437 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 871 daily.
Nockatunga Station set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 9 November 1981.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

883 stations

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

Weather records on 9 November 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nockatunga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moxoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skiatook	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chuxiong	China	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bauru (Pdv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itapetininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haikou	China	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quadra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Simao	China	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

883 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 251, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 9 November 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	251
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 9 November 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 871.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

784 broken records

Margins by which the 784 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1981

Top 20 records on 9 November 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1981	Nockatunga Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1981	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Bushy Park, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Boswell 1 S, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Summervale (Gundaur), AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Toolebuc, AU	monthly rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Butler (Anona), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Tallyabra, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Moxoto, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Ribeirao Bonito, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Milo Station, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Blumenau (Pcd), BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1981	Hvar, HR	daily low max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	37 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

1794 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 883 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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 20	742
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1