Weather Records on 9 September 2009

792 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 2009. Highest significance: Independence, US.

Key Facts for 9 September 2009

On 9 September 2009, 792 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
443 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 768 daily.
Independence set a daily record precipitation of 161.3 mm (6.4 in) on 9 September 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

792 stations

792 station records on 9 September 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Matfield Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
John Redmond Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thrall 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Texcoco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tekirdag	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

792 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 210.

Records on 9 September 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 2009

Top 20 records on 9 September 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 2009	Independence, US	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2009	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2009	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2009	Le Roy, US	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2009	Gove 4W, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Oakley 4W, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Gridley, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Matfield Green, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Neosho Rapids, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Williamsburg, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Columbus, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	John Redmond Lake, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Brewster 4W, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Fredonia, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Madison, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2009	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	48 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2009. 2009 had 792 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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Data for records on 2009-09-09: 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	540
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1