Weather Records on 9 April 1936

151 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1936. Highest significance: Murrungowar, AU.

Key Facts for 9 April 1936

On 9 April 1936, 151 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 150 daily.
Murrungowar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 9 April 1936.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

151 stations

151 station records on 9 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Worsham	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

151 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 150.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

131 broken records

Margins by which the 131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1936

Top 20 records on 9 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1936	Murrungowar, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1936	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1936	Selma, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Marion 1 N, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Worsham, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Decatur, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Melville, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Gardiner, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Tuskegee, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Sekoni, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Goodwater, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Enterprise, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1936	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 151 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 10	97
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1