Weather Records on 19 April 2009

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 2009. Highest significance: Laverton, AU.

Key Facts for 19 April 2009

On 19 April 2009, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 708 daily.
Laverton set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 19 April 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 19 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Santiago Choapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zihualtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tamarindo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Prieto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Speaks 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Jacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eunice	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Espinal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Papantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvesta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Pilon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Raudal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villaldama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 19 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 19 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 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

19 April 2009

Top 20 records on 19 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 2009	Laverton, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 April 2009	Santiago Choapan, MX	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 April 2009	Cuero, US	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 April 2009	Nanchang, CN	daily rain	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 April 2009	Zihualtepec, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Tamarindo, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Alvin, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Coatepec, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Alamo, MX	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Gonzales 2S, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Guiyang, CN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	San Cristobal, MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Zapote, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Anahuac, US	monthly rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Orange, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Tecolutla, MX	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Evergreen, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2009	Thompsons 3 WSW, US	monthly rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	52 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

1807 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2009. 2009 had 737 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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Data for records on 2009-04-19: 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	571
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1