Weather Records on 9 April 1966

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1966. Highest significance: Peermade Residen, IN.

Key Facts for 9 April 1966

On 9 April 1966, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 452 daily.
Peermade Residen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 9 April 1966.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 9 April 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Doorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bungulla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guanambi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gnowanallup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aguiar da Beira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Independencia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 9 April 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 9 April 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1966

Top 20 records on 9 April 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1966	Peermade Residen, IN	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Dumbleyung, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Barkerville, CA	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Barkerville, CA	monthly snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Casuarina Vale, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Caninde de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Doongin Peak, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Meanook, CA	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Cadoux, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Southport, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Valemount, CA	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	De Doorns, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Bethlehem, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Bungulla North, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Tammin, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Novo Acre (Giqui), BR	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1966	Catarina, BR	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1966. 1966 had 466 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	372
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1