Weather Records on 9 April 1987

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1987. Highest significance: Annaberg-Buchholz, DE.

Key Facts for 9 April 1987

On 9 April 1987, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 589 daily.
Annaberg-Buchholz set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 9 April 1987.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 9 April 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Annaberg-Buchholz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waldsassen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Kohlgrub (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Massawa	Eritrea	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Padilla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 9 April 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 9 April 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1987

Top 20 records on 9 April 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1987	Annaberg-Buchholz, DE	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Waldsassen, DE	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Aue, DE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Embrun, FR	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Tower 2S, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Wien, AT	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	127 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Valenca, BR	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Halmstad, SE	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Altgeringswalde, DE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Chemnitz, DE	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Mahnomen, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Redlands, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Winton Pwr Plt, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1987	Jinan, CN	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	34 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 604 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 10	437
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3