Weather Records on 9 April 1963

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1963. Highest significance: Kairi Research Station, AU.

Key Facts for 9 April 1963

On 9 April 1963, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 374 daily.
Kairi Research Station set a daily record precipitation of 134.4 mm (5.3 in) on 9 April 1963.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 9 April 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Mateo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandrivierspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Cabonga	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taldangra	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seguin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 April 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 April 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1963

Top 20 records on 9 April 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1963	Kairi Research Station, AU	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Hinganghat, IN	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Assare, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Ochoco Rs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Mamanguape, BR	monthly rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	San Mateo, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Maracanau, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Tadoussac, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Gadgarra Forest Reserve, AU	monthly rain	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Camocim, BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Frei Paulo, BR	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Fredericksburg, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Mossman Post Office, AU	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1963	Temple, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1963	Porto da Folha, BR	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1963	Lezay, FR	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1963	Cowles, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1963	Fajardo, PR	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1963	Brackettville, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	48 years	32 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 390 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 20	287
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1