Weather Records on 14 October 2009

2,473 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 2009. Highest significance: N Fk Rs, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 2009

On 14 October 2009, 2,473 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
620 were record highs and 1,141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 2,401 daily.
N Fk Rs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 164.3 mm (6.5 in) on 14 October 2009.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 14 October 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
San Clemente Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gilroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ostaskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Solano	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Piru 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Senno	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dokshitsy	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Twitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balch Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Big Tujunga Dam Fc46	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Klichev	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dermott 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Dam Fc425B-E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Margarita Boost	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,473 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 935, Highest daily minimum 373, Lowest daily minimum 206, Heaviest daily rainfall 602, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 14 October 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	935
Highest daily minimum	373
Lowest daily minimum	206
Heaviest daily rainfall	602
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 14 October 2009 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 68, daily 2,401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,015 broken records

Margins by which the 2,015 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 2009

Top 20 records on 14 October 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 2009	N Fk Rs, US	monthly rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	68 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 October 2009	San Clemente Dam, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Gilroy, US	all-time rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	111 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Velikie Luki, RU	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Lima, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Stony Gorge Rsvr, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Grant Grove, US	monthly rain	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	W Pt, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Ostaskov, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Lake Solano, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Priest Valley, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Tracy Carbona, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2009	Lodgepole, US	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2009	Rock Creek, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2009	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	117 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2009	Parrakie, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2,473 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	1,019

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,974
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2