Weather Records on 9 April 1956

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1956. Highest significance: Langdon Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1956

On 9 April 1956, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 360 daily.
Langdon Exp Farm set a daily record snow depth of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 9 April 1956.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 9 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roxbury	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hudson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walden 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 9 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 9 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1956

Top 20 records on 9 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Holy Cross, US	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Sirur, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Roxbury, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Cooperstown, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Ness City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Saundatti, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Cream Hill, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	McPherson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Oaklands General Store, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Bologna, IT	daily low min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Bison 3NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Cordova AP, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Jetmore, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Kolhapur, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Ellsworth, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1956	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1956	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1956	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	30 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 371 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 100	280
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1