Weather Records on 27 April 2009

1,299 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 2009. Highest significance: Prentice #2, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 2009

On 27 April 2009, 1,299 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
681 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 1,198 daily.
Prentice #2 set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 27 April 2009.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,299 stations

1,299 station records on 27 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Allerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fact 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Center City	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miltonvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Torrens Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evant 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nevado de Toluca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Magill Secure Care C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,299 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 315, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 366, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 372, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 27 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	315
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	366
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	372
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 27 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 99, daily 1,198.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,015 broken records

Margins by which the 1,015 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 2009

Top 20 records on 27 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 2009	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2009	Prairie du Chien, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2009	Wamego 4 W, US	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	114 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2009	Anthony, US	monthly rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2009	Lamoni, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2009	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2009	Sterling City, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2009	Allerton, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2009	Creston 2 SW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2009	Newton, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2009	Brady, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2009	Fact 3W, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2009	Center City, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2009	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2009	Abilene, US	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2009	Eskridge, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2009	Terang, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	111 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2009	Gellibrand River Forestry, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2009	Lindsborg 3E, US	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2009	Dubois, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	54 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

1795 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2009. 2009 had 1,299 records.

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

Records on 04-27 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1801	1
1802	2
1812	1
1814	1
1817	3
1828	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1852	1
1853	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	2
1873	2
1874	4
1879	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1899	5
1900	4
1901	3
1903	5
1904	11
1905	16
1906	13
1907	31
1908	27
1909	51
1910	8
1911	37
1912	5
1913	73
1914	19
1915	77
1916	36
1917	47
1918	55
1919	69
1920	44
1921	71
1922	151
1923	110
1924	103
1925	113
1926	287
1927	114
1928	404
1929	71
1930	80
1931	454
1932	331
1933	328
1934	275
1935	227
1936	97
1937	377
1938	467
1939	212
1940	268
1941	361
1942	569
1943	374
1944	214
1945	476
1946	512
1947	373
1948	535
1949	516
1950	617
1951	409
1952	722
1953	651
1954	875
1955	937
1956	685
1957	552
1958	461
1959	470
1960	684
1961	313
1962	741
1963	768
1964	711
1965	568
1966	1,282
1967	733
1968	372
1969	543
1970	1,142
1971	758
1972	645
1973	1,188
1974	926
1975	820
1976	810
1977	801
1978	694
1979	758
1980	706
1981	1,148
1982	685
1983	921
1984	1,754
1985	1,141
1986	1,225
1987	1,482
1988	893
1989	1,320
1990	1,321
1991	1,028
1992	2,163
1993	1,285
1994	1,614
1995	806
1996	1,034
1997	1,588
1998	872
1999	544
2000	1,171
2001	1,138
2002	1,024
2003	840
2004	937
2005	675
2006	705
2007	1,055
2008	1,032
2009	1,299
2010	751
2011	1,291
2012	1,015
2013	568
2014	656
2015	608
2016	755
2017	918
2018	407
2019	626
2020	497
2021	450
2022	567
2023	536
2024	574
2025	659
2026	450

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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 25	937
25 to 50	57
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1