Weather Records on 9 April 1938

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1938. Highest significance: Ames 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1938

On 9 April 1938, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 346 daily.
Ames 3 SW set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 9 April 1938.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 9 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	280.7 mm (11.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	363.7 mm (14.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ryan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 9 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 9 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1938

Top 20 records on 9 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1938	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Marshalltown, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Kualapuu 534, US	monthly rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Greenville, US	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Lumberton, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	280.7 mm (11.1 in)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Addison, US	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Darlington, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Quincy, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Irwin, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Hilo 86A, US	all-time rain	363.7 mm (14.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Rutherglen, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1938	Kingstree, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1938. 1938 had 378 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	302
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2