Weather Records on 4 April 2024

966 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 2024. Highest significance: Victoria Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 4 April 2024

On 4 April 2024, 966 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 931 daily.
Victoria Downs set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 4 April 2024.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

966 stations

966 station records on 4 April 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooby Creek Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wansey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boise 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

966 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 226, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 4 April 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	226
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 4 April 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 2024

Top 20 records on 4 April 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 2024	Victoria Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2024	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2024	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	128 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2024	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2024	Perola Park, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2024	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2024	Boise Lucky Peak Dam, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2024	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2024	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2024	Hanover, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2024	Coominya Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2024	Toliness Station, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2024	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2024	Northville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2024	Riggins, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2024	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2024	Alberta Ford For Ctr, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2024	Holter Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2024	Burlington Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2024	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	98 years	50 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

1794 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 966 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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 50	780
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1