Weather Records on 9 April 1988

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1988. Highest significance: Wyanga, ZW.

Key Facts for 9 April 1988

On 9 April 1988, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 724 daily.
Wyanga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.9 mm (3.8 in) on 9 April 1988.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 9 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wyanga	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Novais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garissa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Motuca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onda Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turramurra (Kissing Point Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potirendaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Nata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ourimbah (Dog Trap Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarlerweelor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danner	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Hills (Collins St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pitangueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Attu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zapotitlan de Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Amelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Sao Sebastiao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Catigua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Ano Bom Do Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 9 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 9 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 724.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

591 broken records

Margins by which the 591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1988

Top 20 records on 9 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1988	Wyanga, ZW	monthly rain	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1988	Ningaloo, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1988	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest, AU	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Novais, BR	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Garissa, KE	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Motuca, BR	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Kitoi Bay, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Onda Verde, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Rinconada, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Eudamullah, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Cobra Station, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Running Stream (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1988	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	101 years	40 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 737 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 1988-04-09: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	530
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1