Weather Records on 9 April 1957

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1957. Highest significance: Jamestown, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1957

On 9 April 1957, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 478 daily.
Jamestown set a monthly record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 9 April 1957.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 9 April 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlap	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Lourenco da Mata (Rfn)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 9 April 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 9 April 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1957

Top 20 records on 9 April 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1957	Jamestown, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Quipolly Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Clinton, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Marion, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Angelica, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Jamkhed, IN	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Chester, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Tiffin, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Cardston, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Charleston, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Jamestown, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Greenfield, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Acu, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Sussex, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Defiance, US	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1957	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	36 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 502 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 50	358
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1