Weather Records on 9 April 1948

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1948. Highest significance: Honomanu 450, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1948

On 9 April 1948, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 359 daily.
Honomanu 450 set a daily record precipitation of 381.0 mm (15.0 in) on 9 April 1948.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 9 April 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Plumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 9 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 9 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 224.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1948

Top 20 records on 9 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1948	Honomanu 450, US	daily rain	381.0 mm (15.0 in)	224.3 mm (8.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1948	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1948	Entrance, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1948	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1948	Willows 6 W, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1948	Beachport, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1948	Troy, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Oroville 1 N, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Frei Paulo, BR	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Golden A, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Saint John, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Yellow Grass, CA	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Eufaula, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Tahoe City, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Grafton, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1948	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	52 years	27 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 365 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 50	286
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2