Weather Records on 10 April 1950

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1950. Highest significance: Quilon Pwd, IN.

Key Facts for 10 April 1950

On 10 April 1950, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 583 daily.
Quilon Pwd set a monthly record daily precipitation of 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 10 April 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 10 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allepey Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selwyn Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mogul Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 10 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 10 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1950

Top 20 records on 10 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1950	Quilon Pwd, IN	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1950	Mukundapuram, IN	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Minicoy Obsy, IN	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Mount Molloy Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Allepey Pwd, IN	all-time rain	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Ashland Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Selwyn Wrc, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Roseau, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Butte, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Bamfield, CA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1950	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	39 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 599 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	469
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2