Weather Records on 16 April 2009

854 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 2009. Highest significance: Helmond, NL.

Key Facts for 16 April 2009

On 16 April 2009, 854 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 335 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 834 daily.
Helmond set a daily record precipitation of 25.3 mm (1.0 in) on 16 April 2009.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

854 stations

854 station records on 16 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chaam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eindhoven-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel Z Romualdez	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yining	China	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deurne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wanship Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record snow depth	154.9 cm (61.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allardt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eindhoven (Vb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dugway	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Barge	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatecas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

854 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 16 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 16 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 2009

Top 20 records on 16 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 2009	Helmond, NL	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2009	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	102 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2009	Chaam, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2009	Eindhoven-1, NL	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2009	Talon, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Montabaur, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Sargents, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Ft Grant, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Callao, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Pinedale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Lima, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Baise, CN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Eureka, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2009	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	84 years	38 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

1794 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2009. 2009 had 854 records.

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

Records on 04-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	2
1809	1
1816	1
1823	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1852	2
1853	2
1855	1
1858	2
1862	2
1865	4
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1880	5
1883	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1896	4
1897	1
1898	1
1899	14
1900	7
1901	4
1902	5
1903	6
1904	48
1905	15
1906	12
1907	25
1908	31
1909	6
1910	31
1911	11
1912	24
1913	35
1914	43
1915	16
1916	17
1917	50
1918	36
1919	53
1920	88
1921	73
1922	75
1923	72
1924	131
1925	141
1926	325
1927	245
1928	506
1929	269
1930	229
1931	322
1932	344
1933	379
1934	385
1935	608
1936	272
1937	252
1938	573
1939	499
1940	243
1941	438
1942	645
1943	716
1944	322
1945	732
1946	378
1947	877
1948	386
1949	346
1950	492
1951	542
1952	323
1953	681
1954	488
1955	377
1956	515
1957	335
1958	730
1959	360
1960	478
1961	938
1962	737
1963	827
1964	679
1965	575
1966	425
1967	1,027
1968	448
1969	1,171
1970	511
1971	779
1972	850
1973	974
1974	291
1975	559
1976	2,099
1977	831
1978	669
1979	573
1980	596
1981	779
1982	934
1983	1,174
1984	712
1985	642
1986	1,041
1987	735
1988	1,077
1989	676
1990	964
1991	448
1992	898
1993	1,067
1994	928
1995	937
1996	924
1997	699
1998	2,069
1999	1,330
2000	1,052
2001	741
2002	2,494
2003	1,166
2004	609
2005	504
2006	1,423
2007	1,788
2008	889
2009	854
2010	634
2011	1,279
2012	1,015
2013	1,372
2014	1,436
2015	574
2016	742
2017	441
2018	2,238
2019	413
2020	867
2021	580
2022	994
2023	708
2024	746
2025	802
2026	1,065

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	638
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2