Weather Records on 9 May 2026

309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 2026. Highest significance: Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 2026

On 9 May 2026, 309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 301 daily.
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse set a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.7 C (62.1 F) on 9 May 2026.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

309 stations

309 station records on 9 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Allen	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rumung	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Qitai	China	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nago	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wiggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phan Thiet	Vietnam	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naha	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo 17 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tara Hills	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nacozari (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crestview FAA/AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mengzi	China	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turpan	China	Record high minimum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Choir	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

309 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 9 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 2026

Top 20 records on 9 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 2026	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	123 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Cuddalore, IN	daily low max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Laurel, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Ulupalakua Rch 250, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Ciudad Constitucion, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Downieville, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Fort Huachuca, US	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	116 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Caen-Carpiquet, FR	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Trona, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Port Allen, US	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Greenville, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz, MX	daily low min	14.9 C (58.8 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Salem, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Martinsville 2 SW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026	Columbia, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	37 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

1793 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2026. 2026 had 309 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	233
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1