Weather Records on 9 April 1929

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1929. Highest significance: Glendive, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1929

On 9 April 1929, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 394 daily.
Glendive set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 9 April 1929.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 9 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1929

Top 20 records on 9 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1929	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1929	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1929	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1929	Helena Wb City, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1929	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1929	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1929	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1929	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Helena, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Banff, CA	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Helena Wb City, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	monthly low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Parker, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Fort St James, CA	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Salem, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Cambridge, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1929	Mascoutah, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	23 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 402 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	320
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1