Weather Records on 9 April 1981

785 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1981. Highest significance: Kyra, RU.

Key Facts for 9 April 1981

On 9 April 1981, 785 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
483 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 777 daily.
Kyra set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 9 April 1981.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

785 stations

785 station records on 9 April 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kyra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Islet Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Choma	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malhada de Pedras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosso	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

785 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 336, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 24.

Records on 9 April 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	336
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 April 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1981

Top 20 records on 9 April 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1981	Kyra, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Aksa, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Gladwin, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Pine Islet Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Choma, ZM	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Richmond, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Milray Station Wrc, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	San Bartolo, MX	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Antioch, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Enosburg Falls, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Malhada de Pedras, BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1981	Bad Axe, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	38 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 785 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 20	627
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1