Weather Records on 9 April 1944

564 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1944. Highest significance: Lowestoft, GB.

Key Facts for 9 April 1944

On 9 April 1944, 564 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 542 daily.
Lowestoft set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.7 mm (2.8 in) on 9 April 1944.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

564 stations

564 station records on 9 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goonahra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yarran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Eurolie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Currajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irish Lords	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uardry (Oolambeyan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uardry 2 Out Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

564 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 451, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 9 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	451
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 9 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 475.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1944

Top 20 records on 9 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1944	Lowestoft, GB	monthly rain	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1944	Goonahra, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1944	Maitland (Woodburlie), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1944	Butler (Anona), AU	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Cleve, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Smith Bay (Smiths Bay), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Pinal Rch, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Yarran, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Dillon 1 E, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Idaho Springs, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Port Neill, AU	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Estes Park, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Burrwood Wb, US	daily rain	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Kingscote (Karinga), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Coan Downs, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Longview, US	all-time rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1944	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	48 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 564 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 April 1944
Margin	Records
0 to 100	502
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2