Weather Records on 9 October 2005

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 2005. Highest significance: Boonton 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 9 October 2005

On 9 October 2005, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 727 daily.
Boonton 1 SE set a daily record precipitation of 150.4 mm (5.9 in) on 9 October 2005.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 9 October 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Marlow	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walden 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bechtelsville 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
East Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Hill 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Las Tortugas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canistear Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 9 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 9 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 66, daily 727.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 2005

Top 20 records on 9 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 2005	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 October 2005	Matamoras, US	monthly rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	69 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 October 2005	Amherst, US	all-time rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Marlow, US	all-time rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Little Swanport (Lisdillon), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Hardwick, US	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Keene, US	all-time rain	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	6 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Woodland, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Farmington, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	all-time rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	E Stroudsburg, US	monthly rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Glenn Dale Bell STN, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Alcove Dam, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Walden 1 ESE, US	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	W Pt, US	all-time rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2005	Atyrau, KZ	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2005	Belchertown, US	monthly rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2005	Greenwood Lake, US	monthly rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	59 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 807 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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Data for records on 2005-10-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	527
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2