Weather Records on 9 April 1972

1,200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1972. Highest significance: Goode Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 9 April 1972

On 9 April 1972, 1,200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 770 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,146 daily.
Goode Island Lighthouse set an all-time record daily precipitation of 379.0 mm (14.9 in) on 9 April 1972.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,200 stations

1,200 station records on 9 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goode Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	379.0 mm (14.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Hole	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithers A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summerside A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mabuiag Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,200 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 240, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 530, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 9 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	240
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	530
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 9 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 53, daily 1,146.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

946 broken records

Margins by which the 946 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1972

Top 20 records on 9 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1972	Goode Island Lighthouse, AU	all-time rain	379.0 mm (14.9 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1972	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Moa Island Mission, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Durham, CA	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Baddeck, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Lexington, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Bonrook, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Estevan Point, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Salmon Hole, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Smithers A, CA	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Welland, CA	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Guelph Oac, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Statesville 2 NNE, US	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Halifax, CA	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Sydney A, CA	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Kingstree, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1972	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	64 years	37 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 1,200 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	883
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	1