Weather Records on 9 April 2004

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 April 2004. Highest significance: El Cuyo, MX.

Key Facts for 9 April 2004

On 9 April 2004, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 552 daily.
El Cuyo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 146.8 mm (5.8 in) on 9 April 2004.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 9 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hart	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Littlefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wahroonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muddy Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Rio (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Barge	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alsvag I Versteralen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uliastai	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Barge	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 9 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 9 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 9 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 April 2004

Top 20 records on 9 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 April 2004	El Cuyo, MX	monthly rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 April 2004	Hart, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 April 2004	Levelland, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 April 2004	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Silverton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Yap Island WSO AP, FM	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Abernathy, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Muleshoe #1, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KE	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Old Faithful, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Littlefield, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Tulia, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Leo 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Adin Rs, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Plainview, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 2004	Zhitckovichi, BY	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	40 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 572 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	395
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2