Weather Records on 11 April 2009

1,102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 2009. Highest significance: Wishek, US.

Key Facts for 11 April 2009

On 11 April 2009, 1,102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
611 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,083 daily.
Wishek set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 11 April 2009.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,102 stations

1,102 station records on 11 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wishek	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Millau	France	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moothandella Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belgamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Charleston Fire STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Swg Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casar	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlow 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kitt Peak	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,102 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 373, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 11 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	373
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 11 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 1,083.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

943 broken records

Margins by which the 943 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 2009

Top 20 records on 11 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 2009	Wishek, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2009	Millau, FR	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Moothandella Station, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Comondu, MX	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Ardmore, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	London Locks, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Weona, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Belgamba, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Rewan Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Falun, SE	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Paintsville 1E, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Pali Golf Course 788.1, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2009	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	113 years	43 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

1800 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2009. 2009 had 1,102 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	923
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1