Weather Records on 23 April 2009

920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 2009. Highest significance: Balladonia, AU.

Key Facts for 23 April 2009

On 23 April 2009, 920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
530 were record highs and 291 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 892 daily.
Balladonia set a daily record precipitation of 39.2 mm (1.5 in) on 23 April 2009.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

920 stations

920 station records on 23 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wiseman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Mesto	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

920 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 371, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 206, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	371
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	206
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 892.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 2009

Top 20 records on 23 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 2009	Balladonia, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2009	Wiseman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2009	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	121 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Guthrie Ctr, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Novo Mesto, SI	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Willows 6 W, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Wasco, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low min	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Nikolaev, UA	daily low min	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Atyrau, KZ	daily low min	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily low min	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Hanford 1 S, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Waterville, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Auburn, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2009	Vacaville, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 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 920 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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 20	658
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1