Weather Records on 29 September 2009

700 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 2009. Highest significance: Bergland Dam, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 2009

On 29 September 2009, 700 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 681 daily.
Bergland Dam set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 29 September 2009.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

700 stations

700 station records on 29 September 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Herman	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ojocaliente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porcupine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocker Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tesia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Canga	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zaragoza (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

700 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 29 September 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 29 September 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 2009

Top 20 records on 29 September 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2009	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Herman, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Castellon, ES	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Ironwood, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Madisonville, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Ft Grant, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Driggs, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Mount Barker, AU	daily low max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Paradise, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Elizabethton, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Nixon, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Ojocaliente, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Atotonilco El Alto, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Prescott, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Tuba City, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Viljujsk, RU	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Cuyamaca, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2009	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	39 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

1836 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 2009. 2009 had 700 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 2009-09-29: 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 10	442
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2