Weather Records on 24 April 2009

1,056 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 2009. Highest significance: Jordan, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 2009

On 24 April 2009, 1,056 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
472 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,025 daily.
Jordan set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 24 April 2009.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,056 stations

1,056 station records on 24 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ryegate 18 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Turkey Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Banyula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parawa (Sharon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate 18 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown (Glen Gillian)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aldgate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood (Wittunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Kent Town)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lenswood Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arxan	China	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo Exp F 795.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora (Barunga North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,056 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 324, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 24 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	324
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 24 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 1,025.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

759 broken records

Margins by which the 759 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 2009

Top 20 records on 24 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 2009	Jordan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	102 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2009	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2009	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2009	Ryegate 18 NNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Parndana (Turkey Lane), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Keyneton, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Pollock, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	124 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Lemmon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Kelliher, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Colstrip, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Waihee Vly 482, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Zhangwu, CN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Snowtown (Banyula), AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2009	Parawa (Sharon), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	55 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

1799 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2009. 2009 had 1,056 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	737
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1