Weather Records on 15 April 2009

853 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 2009. Highest significance: Pentland Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 2009

On 15 April 2009, 853 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 313 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 821 daily.
Pentland Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 15 April 2009.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

853 stations

853 station records on 15 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.2 mm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Eagle Rch - Currant 12SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mutarnee Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Bear	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buhara	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juanita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse Creek	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booroondarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

853 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 212, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 15 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	212
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 15 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 2009

Top 20 records on 15 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 2009	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2009	Armagh, GB	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2009	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2009	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	222.2 mm (8.7 in)	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Hazelton, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Grass Range, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Montello 2NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Orovada 3 W, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Alpine, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Blue Eagle Rch - Currant 12SSW, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Mutarnee Store, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Valentine, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Timpanogos Cave, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2009	Little Bear, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 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

1801 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2009. 2009 had 853 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

Download the Data

Data for records on 2009-04-15: 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 50	627
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1