Weather Records on 9 April 1947

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1947. Highest significance: Paragonah, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1947

On 9 April 1947, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 171 daily.
Paragonah set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 9 April 1947.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 9 April 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalama 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Benmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tanakal(Tanakall)	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grimes Pass 6 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Aeneas	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 9 April 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 9 April 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

148 broken records

Margins by which the 148 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1947

Top 20 records on 9 April 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1947	Paragonah, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1947	Tooele, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1947	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1947	Aurora, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1947	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Geneva, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Fillmore, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	30.3 C (86.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Buzau, RO	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Nayagarh, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Tobolsk, RU	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Kalama 5 ENE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Luna Rs, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Taua, BR	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Mildred, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Benmore, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1947	Clarke City, CA	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	22 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 174 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 20	131
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1