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Weather Records on 9 April 1908

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1908. Highest significance: Uniondale (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 April 1908

  • On 9 April 1908, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Uniondale (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 9 April 1908.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 9 April 1908 28 station records on 9 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 9 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation66.0 mm (2.6 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation78.7 mm (3.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall4.3 cm (1.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PinskBelarusRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 9 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 9 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 9 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 April 1908 by timescale Records on 9 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 24.
Records on 9 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 April 1908 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1310 to 20: 220 to 30: 230 to 40: 140 to 50: 350 to 60: 160 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 April 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1013
10 to 202
20 to 302
30 to 401
40 to 503
50 to 601
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1908
Top 20 records on 9 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 April 1908Uniondale (Tnk), ZAmonthly rain66.0 mm (2.6 in)36.5 mm (1.4 in)20 years59 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1908Springbok, ZAdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)43.0 mm (1.7 in)15 years47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1908Grahamstown, ZAmonthly rain78.7 mm (3.1 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)15 years41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1908Chatham, CAdaily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)5.6 cm (2.2 in)33 years21 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Santa Fe, USdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)21.4 mm (0.8 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Willowmore, ZAmonthly rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Somerset East, ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall4.3 cm (1.7 in)4.3 cm (1.7 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)7.7 cm (3.0 in)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Ladismith (Tnk), ZAmonthly rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)7 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)4.1 cm (1.6 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low max3.6 C (38.5 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Chatham, CAdaily low max-2.8 C (27.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Pinsk, BYdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Beatrice, CAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1908Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)27 years11 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 1908
Records on 04-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 28 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21798: 11800: 11805: 11809: 21812: 21815: 11818: 11839: 11842: 21844: 11846: 11847: 11849: 11854: 11856: 11859: 11862: 11863: 11864: 11865: 21866: 21869: 11871: 21873: 11877: 11883: 11884: 11885: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31889: 11890: 71892: 11893: 11894: 21895: 41896: 11897: 31898: 31899: 91900: 31901: 81902: 81903: 121904: 151905: 211906: 201907: 211908: 281909: 251910: 191911: 211912: 511913: 161914: 411915: 891916: 851917: 1051918: 291919: 671920: 561921: 1141922: 1401923: 791924: 3531925: 1291926: 831927: 2601928: 3951929: 4021930: 4301931: 1931932: 1191933: 3201934: 3101935: 3981936: 1511937: 1721938: 3781939: 2821940: 2141941: 2971942: 4321943: 7521944: 5641945: 1,0551946: 3351947: 1741948: 3651949: 1791950: 7501951: 3041952: 5781953: 6381954: 2391955: 4841956: 3711957: 5021958: 2941959: 6341960: 6231961: 8791962: 3441963: 3901964: 6451965: 6511966: 4661967: 7431968: 6691969: 8981970: 4891971: 5761972: 1,2001973: 1,6951974: 9721975: 9681976: 3471977: 1,6931978: 9211979: 8551980: 9111981: 7851982: 1,9231983: 1,1701984: 9041985: 1,4241986: 6201987: 6041988: 7371989: 1,4021990: 8881991: 1,5451992: 6411993: 6871994: 5111995: 1,2961996: 1,5471997: 2,6861998: 1,0181999: 1,8482000: 9972001: 1,9472002: 5902003: 1,7812004: 5722005: 9982006: 6032007: 1,4122008: 1,0292009: 8022010: 6522011: 1,4802012: 6402013: 1,2452014: 5922015: 6642016: 9742017: 7592018: 1,3062019: 7162020: 9162021: 6422022: 5742023: 5122024: 1,0932025: 5302026: 5171793186218921909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 28 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-09 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17981
18001
18051
18092
18122
18151
18181
18391
18422
18441
18461
18471
18491
18541
18561
18591
18621
18631
18641
18652
18662
18691
18712
18731
18771
18831
18841
18853
18861
18871
18883
18891
18907
18921
18931
18942
18954
18961
18973
18983
18999
19003
19018
19028
190312
190415
190521
190620
190721
190828
190925
191019
191121
191251
191316
191441
191589
191685
1917105
191829
191967
192056
1921114
1922140
192379
1924353
1925129
192683
1927260
1928395
1929402
1930430
1931193
1932119
1933320
1934310
1935398
1936151
1937172
1938378
1939282
1940214
1941297
1942432
1943752
1944564
19451,055
1946335
1947174
1948365
1949179
1950750
1951304
1952578
1953638
1954239
1955484
1956371
1957502
1958294
1959634
1960623
1961879
1962344
1963390
1964645
1965651
1966466
1967743
1968669
1969898
1970489
1971576
19721,200
19731,695
1974972
1975968
1976347
19771,693
1978921
1979855
1980911
1981785
19821,923
19831,170
1984904
19851,424
1986620
1987604
1988737
19891,402
1990888
19911,545
1992641
1993687
1994511
19951,296
19961,547
19972,686
19981,018
19991,848
2000997
20011,947
2002590
20031,781
2004572
2005998
2006603
20071,412
20081,029
2009802
2010652
20111,480
2012640
20131,245
2014592
2015664
2016974
2017759
20181,306
2019716
2020916
2021642
2022574
2023512
20241,093
2025530
2026517

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).