Weather Records on 9 April 1975

968 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1975. Highest significance: Ovando, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1975

On 9 April 1975, 968 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 338 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 932 daily.
Ovando set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 9 April 1975.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

968 stations

968 station records on 9 April 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ovando	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Gaviao Peixoto (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

968 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 82, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 9 April 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	82
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 9 April 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 788.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1975

Top 20 records on 9 April 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1975	Ovando, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1975	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1975	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1975	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1975	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1975	Newport, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1975	Auburn, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Yale 1 NNW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Joe Rich Creek, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26.1 cm (10.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Sidney, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Virginia, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	78.8 cm (31.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1975	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	50 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 968 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	747
100 to 200	33
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1