Weather Records on 9 May 1968

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1968. Highest significance: Midland 4 ENE, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 1968

On 9 May 1968, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 530 daily.
Midland 4 ENE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 182.9 mm (7.2 in) on 9 May 1968.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 9 May 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rumbalara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Mycumbene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein (Tchelery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yeltacowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maracaja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coutinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olho Dagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parachilna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Porcos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 May 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 May 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1968

Top 20 records on 9 May 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1968	Midland 4 ENE, US	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 May 1968	Rumbalara, AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1968	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Midland Odessa, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Koolpinyah, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Nguiu, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Boolcoomatta, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Fazenda Feijao, BR	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Temple, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Warruwi, AU	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Jaguaruana, BR	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Acude Riachao, BR	daily rain	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Booligal (Mycumbene), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Jennings, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Bangalow Motel, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Oeiras, BR	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1968	Oktjabrskaja, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	48 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 545 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	429
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1