Weather Records on 9 September 1985

1,269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1985. Highest significance: Tallinn, EE.

Key Facts for 9 September 1985

On 9 September 1985, 1,269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
409 were record highs and 456 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,242 daily.
Tallinn set an all-time record daily precipitation of 74.5 mm (2.9 in) on 9 September 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,269 stations

1,269 station records on 9 September 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Domingos Martins (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tirana	Albania	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burney	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Springs Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,269 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 350, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 395, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 9 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	350
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	395
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 9 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 1,242.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

989 broken records

Margins by which the 989 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1985

Top 20 records on 9 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1985	Tallinn, EE	all-time rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1985	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1985	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1985	Nevada City, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Mosquito Creek Lake, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Domingos Martins (Dnos), BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Manzanita Lake, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Tirana, AL	monthly rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Winfield 2 SW, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Dover, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Whalen Dam (Usbr), US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Coleman Fisheries STN, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Donner Mem Sp, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Cambridge, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Adin Rs, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Fenn Rs, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Hollister, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1985	Vale, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	89 years	43 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1985. 1985 had 1,269 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	844
10 to 20	82
20 to 30	40
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2