Weather Records on 9 April 1970

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 1970. Highest significance: Curramulka, AU.

Key Facts for 9 April 1970

On 9 April 1970, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 477 daily.
Curramulka set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 9 April 1970.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 9 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	204.0 cm (80.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pigick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makanga	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walpa (Danyo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carwarp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tidewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santana (Santana Do Brejo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 9 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 9 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1560.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 1970

Top 20 records on 9 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 1970	Curramulka, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 April 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1970	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1970	Cowangie, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 April 1970	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Murrayville, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Kenmare, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	204.0 cm (80.3 in)	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Quinault Rs, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Waren, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Bremerton, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea)), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Anklam, DE	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Rainbow (Pigick), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	25 years	46 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 489 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 200	417
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1