Weather Records on 9 April 1962

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1962. Highest significance: Suldalsvatn, NO.

Key Facts for 9 April 1962

On 9 April 1962, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 342 daily.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record snow depth of 137.0 cm (53.9 in) on 9 April 1962.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 9 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	137.0 cm (53.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boa Vista (Ledo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Florania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	129.0 cm (50.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 9 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 9 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 710.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1962

Top 20 records on 9 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	137.0 cm (53.9 in)	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1962	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Kulgam, IN	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Packwood, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Channagiri, IN	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Bishop AP, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Wadena 3 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Cameron Falls, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Pipestone, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Kurundwad, IN	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1962	Boa Vista (Ledo), BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1962	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1962	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1962	Wadena 3 S, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	12.1 cm (4.8 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1962	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1962	Perm, RU	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1962	Tombstone, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	33 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 344 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	265
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	2