Weather Records on 9 April 2020

916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 2020. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 9 April 2020

On 9 April 2020, 916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
712 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 892 daily.
Goychay set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 9 April 2020.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

916 stations

916 station records on 9 April 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uchur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dangara	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bude	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culman	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

916 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 432, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 9 April 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	432
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 9 April 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 892.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

760 broken records

Margins by which the 760 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 2020

Top 20 records on 9 April 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 2020	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 April 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Skagway, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	San Diego Intl AP, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Eastbourne, GB	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Wisley, GB	daily high max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Pt Mugu Nf, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Jabiru Airport, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Gyshgy, TM	daily low max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Oxford, GB	daily high max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	120 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Casey, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	115 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Biloxi, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Orovada 3 W, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2020	Carnamah, AU	monthly high min	28.5 C (83.3 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	42 years	42 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

1793 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 916 records.

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

Records on 04-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1800	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	2
1815	1
1818	1
1839	1
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	2
1869	1
1871	2
1873	1
1877	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	8
1903	12
1904	15
1905	21
1906	20
1907	21
1908	28
1909	25
1910	19
1911	21
1912	51
1913	16
1914	41
1915	89
1916	85
1917	105
1918	29
1919	67
1920	56
1921	114
1922	140
1923	79
1924	353
1925	129
1926	83
1927	260
1928	395
1929	402
1930	430
1931	193
1932	119
1933	320
1934	310
1935	398
1936	151
1937	172
1938	378
1939	282
1940	214
1941	297
1942	432
1943	752
1944	564
1945	1,055
1946	335
1947	174
1948	365
1949	179
1950	750
1951	304
1952	578
1953	638
1954	239
1955	484
1956	371
1957	502
1958	294
1959	634
1960	623
1961	879
1962	344
1963	390
1964	645
1965	651
1966	466
1967	743
1968	669
1969	898
1970	489
1971	576
1972	1,200
1973	1,695
1974	972
1975	968
1976	347
1977	1,693
1978	921
1979	855
1980	911
1981	785
1982	1,923
1983	1,170
1984	904
1985	1,424
1986	620
1987	604
1988	737
1989	1,402
1990	888
1991	1,545
1992	641
1993	687
1994	511
1995	1,296
1996	1,547
1997	2,686
1998	1,018
1999	1,848
2000	997
2001	1,947
2002	590
2003	1,781
2004	572
2005	998
2006	603
2007	1,412
2008	1,029
2009	802
2010	652
2011	1,480
2012	640
2013	1,245
2014	592
2015	664
2016	974
2017	759
2018	1,306
2019	716
2020	916
2021	642
2022	574
2023	512
2024	1,093
2025	530
2026	517

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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	743
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1