Weather Records on 9 April 1928

395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1928. Highest significance: Rockwell City, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1928

On 9 April 1928, 395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 350 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 367 daily.
Rockwell City set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 9 April 1928.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

395 stations

395 station records on 9 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

395 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 231, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 9 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	231
Heaviest daily rainfall	12
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 9 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1928

Top 20 records on 9 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1928	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1928	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1928	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1928	Cowles, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	College STN 6 SW, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Calhoun 2 N, US	monthly low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Ashton 1N, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Danevang 1 W, US	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Madison Wb City, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Logan 1 WNW, US	monthly low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Plain Dealing, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Houston Wb City, US	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Abbeville, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	El Paso, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Austin, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Genoa 2 W, US	monthly low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Lake Charles Chenault, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1928	Ravenna, US	monthly low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	21 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 395 records.

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

Records on 04-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1800	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	2
1815	1
1818	1
1839	1
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	2
1869	1
1871	2
1873	1
1877	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	8
1903	12
1904	15
1905	21
1906	20
1907	21
1908	28
1909	25
1910	19
1911	21
1912	51
1913	16
1914	41
1915	89
1916	85
1917	105
1918	29
1919	67
1920	56
1921	114
1922	140
1923	79
1924	353
1925	129
1926	83
1927	260
1928	395
1929	402
1930	430
1931	193
1932	119
1933	320
1934	310
1935	398
1936	151
1937	172
1938	378
1939	282
1940	214
1941	297
1942	432
1943	752
1944	564
1945	1,055
1946	335
1947	174
1948	365
1949	179
1950	750
1951	304
1952	578
1953	638
1954	239
1955	484
1956	371
1957	502
1958	294
1959	634
1960	623
1961	879
1962	344
1963	390
1964	645
1965	651
1966	466
1967	743
1968	669
1969	898
1970	489
1971	576
1972	1,200
1973	1,695
1974	972
1975	968
1976	347
1977	1,693
1978	921
1979	855
1980	911
1981	785
1982	1,923
1983	1,170
1984	904
1985	1,424
1986	620
1987	604
1988	737
1989	1,402
1990	888
1991	1,545
1992	641
1993	687
1994	511
1995	1,296
1996	1,547
1997	2,686
1998	1,018
1999	1,848
2000	997
2001	1,947
2002	590
2003	1,781
2004	572
2005	998
2006	603
2007	1,412
2008	1,029
2009	802
2010	652
2011	1,480
2012	640
2013	1,245
2014	592
2015	664
2016	974
2017	759
2018	1,306
2019	716
2020	916
2021	642
2022	574
2023	512
2024	1,093
2025	530
2026	517

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	312
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1