Weather Records on 9 October 2009

1,772 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 2009. Highest significance: Shoals 8 S, US.

Key Facts for 9 October 2009

On 9 October 2009, 1,772 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
709 were record highs and 400 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 154 monthly and 1,611 daily.
Shoals 8 S set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 9 October 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,772 stations

1,772 station records on 9 October 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pierce City	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jasso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pomme de Terre Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Palote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw Markland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,772 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 435, Lowest daily minimum 191, Heaviest daily rainfall 488, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 9 October 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	435
Lowest daily minimum	191
Heaviest daily rainfall	488
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 9 October 2009 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 154, daily 1,611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,334 broken records

Margins by which the 1,334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 2009

Top 20 records on 9 October 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 2009	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Hermann, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Columbus, US	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	109 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Griggsville, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Okemah, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	90 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Gravette, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	95 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Cassville 1 NE, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Mexico, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Hacienda de Arriba, MX	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Pierce City, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Lima, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Ralston, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Greenville, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2009	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 1,772 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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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 50	1,232
50 to 100	87
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1