Weather Records on 6 April 2009

885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 April 2009. Highest significance: Ridgeway 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 6 April 2009

On 6 April 2009, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 845 daily.
Ridgeway 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 6 April 2009.
Across 156 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

885 stations

885 station records on 6 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lagrange	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eldora	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shirley Basin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

885 records

Records set or tied on 6 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 116.

Records on 6 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	116

Records on 6 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 34, daily 845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 April 2009

Top 20 records on 6 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 2009	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 April 2009	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	115 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Lagrange, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Carroll, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Tekamah, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Belltower, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Eldora, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Peotone, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Winterset 4N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Shirley Basin, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Wilton, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Carroll, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	New London Lock #22, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2009	Elk City 1NE, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	88 years	45 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

1808 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2009. 2009 had 885 records.

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

Records on 04-06 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1809	2
1815	1
1839	2
1841	1
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1874	1
1881	5
1883	1
1884	1
1886	6
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	3
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	16
1905	18
1906	8
1907	21
1908	11
1909	43
1910	59
1911	59
1912	49
1913	101
1914	32
1915	25
1916	43
1917	120
1918	68
1919	65
1920	57
1921	229
1922	96
1923	96
1924	91
1925	73
1926	442
1927	80
1928	398
1929	959
1930	265
1931	248
1932	257
1933	499
1934	211
1935	460
1936	911
1937	301
1938	637
1939	611
1940	257
1941	205
1942	413
1943	510
1944	369
1945	303
1946	312
1947	411
1948	417
1949	316
1950	664
1951	559
1952	492
1953	261
1954	789
1955	342
1956	360
1957	330
1958	507
1959	551
1960	718
1961	382
1962	456
1963	551
1964	558
1965	524
1966	390
1967	671
1968	507
1969	504
1970	525
1971	691
1972	772
1973	449
1974	580
1975	1,188
1976	356
1977	838
1978	654
1979	1,233
1980	520
1981	388
1982	3,186
1983	1,454
1984	578
1985	856
1986	654
1987	1,120
1988	1,273
1989	1,396
1990	856
1991	1,939
1992	952
1993	721
1994	1,124
1995	973
1996	1,054
1997	1,870
1998	860
1999	1,703
2000	714
2001	1,172
2002	778
2003	1,339
2004	669
2005	818
2006	1,131
2007	1,328
2008	803
2009	885
2010	1,352
2011	841
2012	675
2013	595
2014	518
2015	396
2016	920
2017	490
2018	1,069
2019	397
2020	608
2021	948
2022	854
2023	1,598
2024	1,706
2025	1,034
2026	600

Download the Data

Data for records on 2009-04-06: 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	655
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1