Weather Records on 9 April 1979

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1979. Highest significance: Lockport 2SE, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1979

On 9 April 1979, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 835 daily.
Lockport 2SE set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 9 April 1979.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 9 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neran	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mendanha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Troickoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vjazemskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bel'cy	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troupsburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Briceni	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coorada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 404, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 9 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	404
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 9 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 835.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

722 broken records

Margins by which the 722 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1979

Top 20 records on 9 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1979	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1979	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Neran, RU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Griffiss AFB, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Mendanha-Montante, BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Troickoe, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Vjazemskaja, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Bel'cy, MD	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Bowenville, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Springlea, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Foremost, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Experiment, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Forsyth 6 NNW, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Unionville, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Troupsburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Corry, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Krasnyj Jar, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	41 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 855 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	707
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1