Weather Records on 9 April 1996

1,547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1996. Highest significance: Elliott, AU.

Key Facts for 9 April 1996

On 9 April 1996, 1,547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
890 were record highs and 439 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,509 daily.
Elliott set a daily record precipitation of 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 9 April 1996.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,547 stations

1,547 station records on 9 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elliott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muckaty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cygnet Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,547 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 580, Lowest daily maximum 239, Highest daily minimum 310, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 9 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	580
Lowest daily maximum	239
Highest daily minimum	310
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 9 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,214 broken records

Margins by which the 1,214 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1996

Top 20 records on 9 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1996	Elliott, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Couderay 7 W, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Ellensburg, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Ft Benton, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Waterville, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Muckaty, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Finca Chayabe, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Clearwater, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Centralia, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Providence, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Challis, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Bridgehampton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Gooding 2 S, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low max	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1996	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	141 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,547 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 1996-04-09: 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 100	1,197
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1