Weather Records on 10 September 2009

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 September 2009. Highest significance: Benghazi Benina, LY.

Key Facts for 10 September 2009

On 10 September 2009, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 612 daily.
Benghazi Benina set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 10 September 2009.
Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 10 September 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 September 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Huingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sedona	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro Canoas Altas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin River Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Media Luna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annaba	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Assateague	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Coyotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jasso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capulhuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tizapan El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuernavaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 10 September 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 September 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 September 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 September 2009

Top 20 records on 10 September 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 2009	Benghazi Benina, LY	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2009	Huingo, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 September 2009	Sedona, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Bishop, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Cottonwood 2NW, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Spring Branch 2SE, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Little Port Walter, US	daily rain	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Sirte, LY	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	San Angelo, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	San Isidro Canoas Altas, MX	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Spavinaw, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Kingsville, US	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	135 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Falcon Dam, US	all-time rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Darwin River Dam, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Ahuacatlan, MX	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	El Progreso, MX	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2009	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	42 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

1812 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2009. 2009 had 636 records.

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

Records on 09-10 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1818	1
1838	2
1841	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1850	2
1854	3
1857	1
1858	1
1865	5
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	1
1897	7
1898	4
1899	10
1901	1
1902	10
1903	13
1904	5
1905	7
1906	23
1907	15
1908	15
1909	25
1910	26
1911	8
1912	62
1913	24
1914	43
1915	53
1916	15
1917	79
1918	33
1919	42
1920	132
1921	207
1922	78
1923	38
1924	335
1925	197
1926	68
1927	262
1928	109
1929	282
1930	161
1931	724
1932	258
1933	333
1934	247
1935	478
1936	336
1937	376
1938	369
1939	386
1940	410
1941	389
1942	271
1943	352
1944	470
1945	334
1946	295
1947	534
1948	432
1949	793
1950	394
1951	344
1952	476
1953	250
1954	271
1955	376
1956	834
1957	332
1958	435
1959	670
1960	376
1961	459
1962	798
1963	384
1964	710
1965	355
1966	330
1967	512
1968	846
1969	635
1970	582
1971	400
1972	477
1973	559
1974	522
1975	528
1976	1,041
1977	391
1978	883
1979	563
1980	716
1981	629
1982	687
1983	1,329
1984	824
1985	1,140
1986	960
1987	574
1988	783
1989	1,098
1990	782
1991	827
1992	745
1993	936
1994	816
1995	643
1996	1,003
1997	829
1998	1,832
1999	1,068
2000	1,088
2001	1,129
2002	1,298
2003	1,149
2004	652
2005	1,173
2006	1,110
2007	866
2008	975
2009	636
2010	1,273
2011	1,235
2012	793
2013	1,198
2014	894
2015	789
2016	1,085
2017	674
2018	1,030
2019	816
2020	2,105
2021	1,311
2022	633
2023	1,114
2024	933
2025	583
2026	832

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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	424
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1