Weather Records on 9 April 1937

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1937. Highest significance: Towanda 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1937

On 9 April 1937, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 164 daily.
Towanda 1 S set an all-time record daily precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 9 April 1937.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

172 stations

172 station records on 9 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	149.0 cm (58.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nawarangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 9 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 9 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 164.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1937

Top 20 records on 9 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1937	Towanda 1 S, US	all-time rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1937	Republic, US	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1937	Ramtek, IN	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1937	Balaghat, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1937	Chendipada, IN	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1937	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1937	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Saraipali, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Giddalore, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Hassan Obsy, IN	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Waraseoni, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Covington, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	149.0 cm (58.7 in)	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	62 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Pte de Chassiron, FR	monthly rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Bapatla, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1937	Gillsville, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	24 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 172 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 100	148
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1