Weather Records on 9 April 1984

904 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1984. Highest significance: Margate Collins St, AU.

Key Facts for 9 April 1984

On 9 April 1984, 904 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 843 daily.
Margate Collins St set a daily record precipitation of 159.6 mm (6.3 in) on 9 April 1984.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

904 stations

904 station records on 9 April 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.6 mm (6.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.4 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grevillia (Summerland Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.0 mm (9.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bundook (Glenhaugh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sim Jue Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

904 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 550, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 9 April 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	550
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 9 April 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 60, daily 843.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

819 broken records

Margins by which the 819 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 233.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1984

Top 20 records on 9 April 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1984	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	159.6 mm (6.3 in)	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Millmerran Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Beechmont Binna Burra Road, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Fort Donald (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	111 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1984. 1984 had 904 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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Data for records on 1984-04-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 April 1984
Margin	Records
0 to 50	750
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1