Weather Records on 9 April 1954

239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1954. Highest significance: Viking, CA.

Key Facts for 9 April 1954

On 9 April 1954, 239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 235 daily.
Viking set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 9 April 1954.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

239 stations

239 station records on 9 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Viking	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Viking	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rooirivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

239 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 235.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

182 broken records

Margins by which the 182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1954

Top 20 records on 9 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1954	Viking, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1954	Rio Grande City, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1954	Weslaco, US	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1954	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1954	Sao Miguel Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1954	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1954	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1954	Resaca, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1954	Nixon, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1954	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1954	Garibaldi, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1954	Cle Elum, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1954	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1954	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1954	Natashquan A, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1954	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily low max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1954	Los Lunas, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1954	Jucurutu, BR	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1954	Anadia, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1954	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	25 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 239 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	152
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1