Weather Records on 9 April 1961

879 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1961. Highest significance: Welbedacht Agric Office, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 April 1961

On 9 April 1961, 879 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 833 daily.
Welbedacht Agric Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 9 April 1961.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

879 stations

879 station records on 9 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rietpan II	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kleindubbelvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Maltee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bo-Downes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

879 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 495, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 9 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	495
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 9 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 41, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

791 broken records

Margins by which the 791 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1961

Top 20 records on 9 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1961	Welbedacht Agric Office, ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1961	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1961	Rietpan, ZA	monthly rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1961	Lobatse, BW	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1961	Calvinia, ZA	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1961	Rietpan II, ZA	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1961	Botataboomen, ZA	monthly rain	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1961	Zwartruggens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1961	Welgeleven, ZA	monthly rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1961	Asheville, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1961	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1961	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1961	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1961	Pretoria-Fountains, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1961	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1961	Kleindubbelvlei, ZA	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1961	Gaborone, BW	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1961	Hertzogville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1961	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1961	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 879 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 25	633
25 to 50	107
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	14
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1