Weather Records on 5 April 2009

1,096 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 2009. Highest significance: David City 4E, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 2009

On 5 April 2009, 1,096 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
395 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,047 daily.
David City 4E set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 5 April 2009.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,096 stations

1,096 station records on 5 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tekamah	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shirley Basin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geijera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abercorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heraklion	Greece	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Porcupine 11 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Porcupine 11 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,096 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 167, Deepest snow cover 143.

Records on 5 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	167
Deepest snow cover	143

Records on 5 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 42, daily 1,047.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

807 broken records

Margins by which the 807 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 2009

Top 20 records on 5 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 2009	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	119 years	79 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Schuyler, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	104 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Osceola, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	109 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Osceola, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Tyndall, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Lingle 2WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Primghar, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	113 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 2009	Tekamah, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2009	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2009	Gresham 3W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2009	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2009	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2009	Glenwood, AU	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2009	Bradshaw, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2009	Mancos 1SW, US	monthly low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	51 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

1809 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2009. 2009 had 1,096 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Data for records on 2009-04-05: 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 5 April 2009
Margin	Records
0 to 100	741
100 to 200	45
200 to 300	18
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2