Weather Records on 9 April 1976

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1976. Highest significance: Bananal (Pcd), BR.

Key Facts for 9 April 1976

On 9 April 1976, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 341 daily.
Bananal (Pcd) set a daily record precipitation of 61.3 mm (2.4 in) on 9 April 1976.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 9 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acaiaca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enmuveem	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lansdowne House	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dechanabad	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
May 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dease Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vredenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Pirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teslin A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 9 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 9 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1976

Top 20 records on 9 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1976	Bananal (Pcd), BR	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1976	Guantanamo Bay NAS, CU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1976	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1976	Aunet, NO	daily snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1976	Midland, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1976	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Quinter, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Rive, BR	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Washburn, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Estevao Pinto, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Ashley, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Muenster, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Markovo, RU	daily low max	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Westhope, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1976	Camp Crook, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	28 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 347 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 50	259
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1