Weather Records on 9 April 1997

2,686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1997. Highest significance: Grant 5 SE, US.

Key Facts for 9 April 1997

On 9 April 1997, 2,686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 1,788 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 2,584 daily.
Grant 5 SE set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 9 April 1997.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 9 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Huitzuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dillinger	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio de Guayabos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Frio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watauga S Dak 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escuintla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,686 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 940, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 848, Heaviest daily rainfall 393, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 183.

Records on 9 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	940
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	848
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	183

Records on 9 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 99, daily 2,584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,251 broken records

Margins by which the 2,251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1997

Top 20 records on 9 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1997	Grant 5 SE, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1997	Huitzuco (Smn), MX	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1997	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1997	Big Timber, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1997	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1997	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1997	Dillinger, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata), BR	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Kerch, UA	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Minersville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	99 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Grant 5 SE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	San Antonio de Guayabos, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Vigas, MX	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Victor 4 N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Belle Fourche, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Newell, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Doyle, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1997	Koosharem, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	75 years	20 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 2,686 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 April 1997
Margin	Records
0 to 100	2,177
100 to 200	52
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	5