Weather Records on 9 April 1959

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1959. Highest significance: Luakaha Lower 782, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1959

On 9 April 1959, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 630 daily.
Luakaha Lower 782 set a daily record precipitation of 221.0 mm (8.7 in) on 9 April 1959.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 9 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anamalais	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 9 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 9 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1959

Top 20 records on 9 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1959	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Lindenberg, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Kassler, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Madoonga, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Eads, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Olathe 3E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Washington, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Chinnar, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Wray, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Jarrell, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1959	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	63 years	34 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 634 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	470
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1