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April 2024: Weather Records and Temperatures Against Normal

April 2024 is settled: the figures use data received up to 9 November 2026, more than 45 days after the month ended, so the late station reports are in. This page compares April 2024 at weather stations worldwide with each station's own 1991 to 2020 April normal, ranks it against April of every year since 1951, and lists the weather records, events and storms of the month.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-11-09).

Key Facts

  • April 2024 is settled; its data run to 9 November 2026.
  • In April 2024, stations worldwide averaged +1.2 C (+2.1 F) against their 1991 to 2020 April normals, the warmest April in 74 ranked years from 1951 to 2024.
  • The mean daily maximum in April 2024 was +1.3 C (+2.3 F) against normal and the mean daily minimum +1.1 C (+1.9 F).
  • Among the continents in April 2024, Asia was the warmest against normal, at +2.1 C (+3.7 F), and Oceania the coolest, at -0.5 C (-0.9 F).
  • The station furthest above its April normal in April 2024 was Atyrau (Kazakhstan), at +6.5 C (+11.7 F); the furthest below was Maliye_Karmakuly (Russia), at -5.0 C (-9.0 F).
  • Of the 8,407 stations with a full month of rain data in April 2024, 19% had less than half their normal April rain and 15% had at least twice their normal; the median station had 105% of its normal.
  • 26,139 weather records were set or tied in April 2024, including 15,427 record highs and 4,099 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature, and 79 all-time records.
  • In April 2024, 80% of the daily temperature records were record highs (3.9 to 1 highs to lows), against an average of 62% for April in 2014 to 2023.
  • 23 extreme weather events detected by this site overlapped April 2024.
  • 4 named storms had a best track position in April 2024; 3 peaked at 64 kt (119 km/h, 74 mph) or more and 1 at 96 kt (178 km/h, 110 mph) or more over their lifetime.
  • The Oceanic Nino Index for MAM 2024, the three months centred on April 2024, was +0.77: El Nino conditions, part of an El Nino episode. NOAA's relative index (RONI) for the same season was +0.04.
  • Monthly mean extent in April 2024: Arctic sea ice 14.04 million sq km (5.42 million sq mi), the 13th lowest of 46 years for April; Antarctic sea ice 6.25 million sq km (2.41 million sq mi), the 10th lowest of 46 years for April.
  • Carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa averaged 426.51 ppm in April 2024, 3.16 ppm more than in April 2023.

Temperature Against Normal

April 2024, against 1991 to 2020
Stations against their April normal, April 2024 Mean temperature in April 2024 against each station's own 1991 to 2020 April normal at 2,163 stations, at most one per 1 degree cell (the one with the longest normal).
Mean temperature in April 2024 against each station's own 1991 to 2020 April normal at 2,163 stations, at most one per 1 degree cell (the one with the longest normal). Made with Natural Earth.
Stations against their April normal, April 2024
BandStations on the map
More than 3 C (5.4 F) below normal7
1 to 3 C (1.8 to 5.4 F) below normal195
Within 1 C (1.8 F) of normal1,011
1 to 3 C (1.8 to 5.4 F) above normal803
More than 3 C (5.4 F) above normal147
Temperature against the 1991 to 2020 normal in April 2024, worldwide and by continent
AreaStationsDaily maximum vs normalDaily minimum vs normalMean vs normalRank for April (1 is warmest)
World6,316+1.3 C (+2.3 F)+1.1 C (+1.9 F)+1.2 C (+2.1 F)1st of 74
Africa56+1.3 C (+2.3 F)+1.1 C (+1.9 F)+1.2 C (+2.1 F)2nd of 59
Asia286+2.4 C (+4.4 F)+1.7 C (+3.0 F)+2.1 C (+3.7 F)1st of 74
Europe1,149+1.6 C (+2.9 F)+1.5 C (+2.6 F)+1.5 C (+2.8 F)2nd of 74
North America4,425+0.7 C (+1.2 F)+0.9 C (+1.7 F)+0.8 C (+1.5 F)4th of 74
Oceania398-0.6 C (-1.2 F)-0.4 C (-0.7 F)-0.5 C (-0.9 F)48th of 74
South America2n/an/an/an/a

Stations are averaged in 5 degree grid cells and the cells are weighted by the cosine of their latitude. A value and a rank need cells holding at least 50% of the weight of every cell that has ever had data for April; n/a means fewer stations have reported so far. The world includes Antarctica and islands without a continent row.

April against normal at stations worldwide, 1951 to 2024 The world value for April of every year from 1951 to 2024, computed the same way as for April 2024, which is marked. Years whose cells hold less than 50% of the weight are left blank; the number of stations changes from year to year. -2.0 C -1.0 C 0.0 C +1.0 C +2.0 C 1951195919671975198319911999200720152023
The world value for April of every year from 1951 to 2024, computed the same way as for April 2024, which is marked. Years whose cells hold less than 50% of the weight are left blank; the number of stations changes from year to year. Zero line: each station's own 1991 to 2020 April normal.
April against normal at stations worldwide, 1951 to 2024
YearMean against the 1991 to 2020 normal
1951-0.7 C (-1.3 F)
1952-1.1 C (-1.9 F)
1953-0.6 C (-1.0 F)
1954-0.7 C (-1.3 F)
1955-1.4 C (-2.6 F)
1956-1.6 C (-2.9 F)
1957-1.0 C (-1.9 F)
1958-1.1 C (-2.1 F)
1959-0.7 C (-1.2 F)
1960-1.2 C (-2.2 F)
1961-0.7 C (-1.3 F)
1962-0.5 C (-1.0 F)
1963-1.3 C (-2.3 F)
1964-1.4 C (-2.6 F)
1965-1.3 C (-2.4 F)
1966-1.3 C (-2.4 F)
1967-0.6 C (-1.2 F)
1968-0.7 C (-1.3 F)
1969-1.1 C (-2.0 F)
1970-1.0 C (-1.8 F)
1971-1.4 C (-2.5 F)
1972-0.8 C (-1.4 F)
1973-0.7 C (-1.2 F)
1974-0.9 C (-1.5 F)
1975-0.7 C (-1.2 F)
1976-1.1 C (-1.9 F)
1977-0.5 C (-0.9 F)
1978-0.8 C (-1.4 F)
1979-1.4 C (-2.5 F)
1980-0.9 C (-1.7 F)
1981-0.1 C (-0.1 F)
1982-0.5 C (-1.0 F)
1983-1.0 C (-1.7 F)
1984-1.2 C (-2.2 F)
1985-0.7 C (-1.2 F)
1986-0.5 C (-0.9 F)
1987-0.9 C (-1.7 F)
1988-0.5 C (-1.0 F)
1989-0.5 C (-0.9 F)
1990-0.1 C (-0.1 F)
1991-0.1 C (-0.1 F)
1992-0.7 C (-1.3 F)
1993-0.7 C (-1.2 F)
1994-0.3 C (-0.5 F)
1995-0.3 C (-0.6 F)
1996-1.0 C (-1.8 F)
1997-0.3 C (-0.5 F)
1998-0.1 C (-0.2 F)
1999-0.3 C (-0.6 F)
2000+0.4 C (+0.7 F)
2001-0.1 C (-0.2 F)
2002+0.0 C (+0.1 F)
2003-0.1 C (-0.3 F)
2004-0.1 C (-0.3 F)
2005+0.2 C (+0.4 F)
2006-0.5 C (-0.9 F)
2007+0.4 C (+0.8 F)
2008-0.2 C (-0.3 F)
2009+0.1 C (+0.1 F)
2010+0.0 C (+0.0 F)
2011+0.4 C (+0.7 F)
2012+0.6 C (+1.0 F)
2013-0.1 C (-0.2 F)
2014+0.6 C (+1.1 F)
2015+0.1 C (+0.1 F)
2016+1.2 C (+2.1 F)
2017+0.4 C (+0.7 F)
2018+0.4 C (+0.7 F)
2019+0.6 C (+1.1 F)
2020+0.4 C (+0.7 F)
2021+0.1 C (+0.1 F)
2022+0.4 C (+0.6 F)
20230.0 C (0.0 F)
2024+1.2 C (+2.1 F)

Furthest Above Normal

Stations furthest above their April normal in April 2024
StationCountryMean maximumMaximum vs normalMean minimumMinimum vs normalMean vs normalYears of normal
AtyrauKazakhstan23.9 C (75.1 F)+6.6 C (+12.0 F)12.8 C (55.1 F)+6.4 C (+11.5 F)+6.5 C (+11.7 F)30
DzhambejtyKazakhstan22.2 C (72.0 F)+7.1 C (+12.7 F)8.6 C (47.4 F)+5.9 C (+10.6 F)+6.5 C (+11.7 F)30
MugodzarskajaKazakhstan19.9 C (67.9 F)+6.4 C (+11.6 F)8.8 C (47.8 F)+6.0 C (+10.8 F)+6.2 C (+11.2 F)28
UilKazakhstan22.8 C (73.1 F)+6.8 C (+12.3 F)8.9 C (48.1 F)+5.6 C (+10.0 F)+6.2 C (+11.1 F)30
Novyj UshtoganKazakhstan24.7 C (76.5 F)+6.9 C (+12.3 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)+5.4 C (+9.8 F)+6.2 C (+11.1 F)26
Verhnij_BaskuncakRussia24.3 C (75.7 F)+7.2 C (+13.0 F)10.1 C (50.1 F)+4.9 C (+8.9 F)+6.1 C (+10.9 F)29
Ak-BulakRussia20.5 C (68.8 F)+6.5 C (+11.6 F)7.4 C (45.3 F)+5.3 C (+9.6 F)+5.9 C (+10.6 F)30
TaipakKazakhstan23.3 C (74.0 F)+6.3 C (+11.4 F)9.7 C (49.4 F)+5.4 C (+9.8 F)+5.9 C (+10.6 F)30
TemirKazakhstan20.9 C (69.5 F)+5.8 C (+10.4 F)7.7 C (45.8 F)+5.6 C (+10.1 F)+5.7 C (+10.2 F)25
CorumTurkey22.9 C (73.1 F)+5.4 C (+9.7 F)8.5 C (47.3 F)+5.8 C (+10.4 F)+5.6 C (+10.0 F)25

Furthest Below Normal

Stations furthest below their April normal in April 2024
StationCountryMean maximumMaximum vs normalMean minimumMinimum vs normalMean vs normalYears of normal
Maliye_KarmakulyRussia-9.1 C (15.6 F)-3.8 C (-6.8 F)-17.3 C (0.9 F)-6.3 C (-11.3 F)-5.0 C (-9.0 F)29
Marre-SaleRussia-12.4 C (9.6 F)-4.8 C (-8.6 F)-19.2 C (-2.6 F)-3.7 C (-6.6 F)-4.2 C (-7.6 F)28
Ceduna AMOAustralia21.3 C (70.3 F)-3.5 C (-6.3 F)6.8 C (44.2 F)-4.1 C (-7.5 F)-3.8 C (-6.9 F)30
Streaky BayAustralia21.7 C (71.1 F)-2.6 C (-4.7 F)8.2 C (46.7 F)-4.9 C (-8.9 F)-3.8 C (-6.8 F)29
Alice Springs AirportAustralia25.9 C (78.6 F)-3.4 C (-6.1 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)-4.0 C (-7.2 F)-3.7 C (-6.7 F)30
Kiruna_FlygplatsSweden-0.6 C (31.0 F)-2.8 C (-5.0 F)-10.7 C (12.7 F)-4.3 C (-7.7 F)-3.5 C (-6.3 F)28
CusterUnited States8.8 C (47.9 F)-2.5 C (-4.4 F)-5.7 C (21.8 F)-4.1 C (-7.5 F)-3.3 C (-5.9 F)28
EllistonAustralia20.5 C (68.9 F)-2.3 C (-4.1 F)8.0 C (46.5 F)-4.2 C (-7.5 F)-3.2 C (-5.8 F)30
Gallivare_ASweden1.2 C (34.2 F)-2.8 C (-5.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)-3.4 C (-6.1 F)-3.1 C (-5.6 F)25
Latnivaara_ASweden0.4 C (32.7 F)-2.3 C (-4.1 F)-11.6 C (11.1 F)-3.6 C (-6.6 F)-3.0 C (-5.3 F)25

The lists use stations with at least 25 years behind their normal. One station does not stand for the area around it.

Countries

Mean temperature against normal by country in April 2024, countries with 5 or more stations
CountryStationsMean vs normal
Turkey9+4.2 C (+7.5 F)
Kazakhstan25+3.5 C (+6.2 F)
Ukraine20+3.0 C (+5.4 F)
Romania21+2.6 C (+4.6 F)
Thailand14+2.5 C (+4.5 F)
Russia108+2.2 C (+3.9 F)
Belarus13+2.2 C (+3.9 F)
China168+2.1 C (+3.8 F)
Czech Republic5+1.8 C (+3.2 F)
Niger11+1.7 C (+3.1 F)
Austria6+1.7 C (+3.0 F)
Uzbekistan12+1.7 C (+3.0 F)
Algeria6+1.5 C (+2.8 F)
Turkmenistan14+1.5 C (+2.7 F)
India13+1.4 C (+2.6 F)
Spain87+1.3 C (+2.4 F)
Indonesia11+1.2 C (+2.2 F)
Mexico7+1.1 C (+2.0 F)
Netherlands31+1.1 C (+2.0 F)
Germany318+1.0 C (+1.8 F)
Puerto Rico [United States]14+0.8 C (+1.5 F)
France47+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
United States4,391+0.8 C (+1.4 F)
Estonia21+0.6 C (+1.0 F)
South Africa21+0.5 C (+0.9 F)
United Kingdom57+0.4 C (+0.8 F)
Switzerland8+0.3 C (+0.5 F)
Norway71-0.6 C (-1.0 F)
Australia392-0.6 C (-1.2 F)
Finland120-1.1 C (-1.9 F)
Sweden182-1.3 C (-2.4 F)

Rain Against Normal

8,407 stations, April 2024
Rain as a percent of the April normal, April 2024 Rain in April 2024 as a percent of each station's own 1991 to 2020 April mean at 2,040 stations, at most one per 1 degree cell.
Rain in April 2024 as a percent of each station's own 1991 to 2020 April mean at 2,040 stations, at most one per 1 degree cell. Made with Natural Earth.
Rain as a percent of the April normal, April 2024
BandStations on the map
Under 50% of normal456
50 to 90% of normal462
90 to 110% of normal239
110 to 200% of normal668
200% or more of normal215
Stations by rain in April 2024 as a percent of their 1991 to 2020 normal
Under 50%1,639
50 to 90%1,811
90 to 110%990
110 to 200%2,717
200% or more1,250

Of the 8,407 stations with a full month of rain data in April 2024, 19% had less than half their normal April rain and 15% had at least twice their normal; the median station had 105% of its normal. A station month needs 28 days of rain data, because a total from fewer days is too low, and a normal of at least 10 mm.

Wettest Against Normal

Stations with the most rain against their April normal in April 2024
StationCountryRainNormalPercent of normalYears of normal
Coolatai (Willunga)Australia259.8 mm (10.2 in)22.5 mm (0.9 in)1,154%27
Tulloona (Coolanga)Australia185.8 mm (7.3 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)955%30
HerewardAustralia160.2 mm (6.3 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)927%30
DaandineAustralia167.0 mm (6.6 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)890%27
YagaburneAustralia153.6 mm (6.0 in)17.6 mm (0.7 in)873%30
WhittakerAustralia134.6 mm (5.3 in)15.4 mm (0.6 in)872%27
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)Australia178.4 mm (7.0 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)791%30
Ripple DownsAustralia118.2 mm (4.7 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)779%27
KuyuraAustralia113.8 mm (4.5 in)14.9 mm (0.6 in)764%30
BurildaAustralia127.4 mm (5.0 in)16.9 mm (0.7 in)756%30

Driest Against Normal

Stations with the least rain against their April normal in April 2024
StationCountryRainNormalPercent of normalYears of normal
GratonUnited States0.0 mm (0.00 in)65.6 mm (2.6 in)0%30
Bellefont 3SUnited States0.0 mm (0.00 in)54.1 mm (2.1 in)0%28
WillowdaleAustralia0.0 mm (0.00 in)52.4 mm (2.1 in)0%27
Jetmore 8NNWUnited States0.0 mm (0.00 in)52.4 mm (2.1 in)0%29
Burdett 3SUnited States0.0 mm (0.00 in)52.1 mm (2.1 in)0%28
DwellingupAustralia0.0 mm (0.00 in)51.8 mm (2.0 in)0%30
KarnetAustralia0.0 mm (0.00 in)48.2 mm (1.9 in)0%29
AlexanderUnited States0.0 mm (0.00 in)46.7 mm (1.8 in)0%27
PalmervilleAustralia0.0 mm (0.00 in)44.6 mm (1.8 in)0%30
JarrahwoodAustralia0.0 mm (0.00 in)44.1 mm (1.7 in)0%30

Weather Records

26,139 set or tied in April 2024

26,139 weather records were set or tied in April 2024, including 15,427 record highs and 4,099 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature, and 79 all-time records.

Records set or tied in April 2024 by type
Record high minimum temperature9,065
Record high maximum temperature6,362
Record daily precipitation6,107
Record low maximum temperature2,593
Record low minimum temperature1,506
Record daily snowfall306
Record snow depth200
Records set or tied in April 2024 by timescale
Daily25,117
Monthly943
All-time79

April Against the Ten Years Before

Share of daily temperature records that were record highs, April 2014 to 2024 For April of each year from 2014 to 2024: daily record highs as a percent of daily record highs and lows together, worldwide, ties excluded, as on the warm to cold ratio page. April 2024 is marked. The share is compared rather than the totals, because the number of stations changes. 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
For April of each year from 2014 to 2024: daily record highs as a percent of daily record highs and lows together, worldwide, ties excluded, as on the warm to cold ratio page. April 2024 is marked. The share is compared rather than the totals, because the number of stations changes. Dashed line: Equal highs and lows.
Share of daily temperature records that were record highs, April 2014 to 2024
YearRecord highs, percent of highs and lows
201464.8%
201568.7%
201684.4%
201771.1%
201854.0%
201973.0%
202054.8%
202153.6%
202240.0%
202351.2%
202479.8%

In April 2024, 80% of the daily temperature records were record highs (3.9 to 1 highs to lows), against an average of 62% for April in 2014 to 2023.

The Top 10 Records of April 2024

The 10 highest significance records of April 2024
DateStationCountryRecordValueSignificance
2024-04-12Koloa 936United StatesMonthly precipitation247.7 mm (9.8 in)90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-16Wakefield 3NWUnited StatesMonthly precipitation102.9 mm (4.1 in)90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-12Makaweli 965United StatesMonthly precipitation171.2 mm (6.7 in)84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-02Malmsbury ReservoirAustraliaDaily precipitation81.6 mm (3.2 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-02Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)AustraliaDaily precipitation81.4 mm (3.2 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-02RobinsonUnited StatesDaily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-06Pokolbin (Ben Ean)AustraliaDaily precipitation99.8 mm (3.9 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-06Lithgow (Cooerwull)AustraliaDaily precipitation79.0 mm (3.1 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-06Greenethorpe (Iandra)AustraliaDaily precipitation51.2 mm (2.0 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-12GavarArmeniaDaily precipitation99.3 mm (3.9 in)80 of 100 (Exceptional)

Countries With the Most Records

Countries with the most records set or tied in April 2024
CountryRecordsHighsLows
United States9,8734,4622,292
Germany2,6762,192211
Australia1,745242278
Russia1,26684974
Finland1,023363513
Sweden928353281
Netherlands6102158
Thailand5745652
China55942610
Spain44940522
Indonesia42040218
Japan3962913
France39233737
India27421824
United Kingdom2702013

Events and Storms

4 named storms had a best track position in April 2024; 3 peaked at 64 kt (119 km/h, 74 mph) or more and 1 at 96 kt (178 km/h, 110 mph) or more over their lifetime.

Storms with a best track position in April 2024, newest first
StormBasinLifetime peak windCategory at peak
HidayaSouth-West Indian80 kt (148 km/h, 92 mph)Category 1
PaulSouth Pacific50 kt (93 km/h, 58 mph)Tropical storm
OlgaSouth-West Indian113 kt (209 km/h, 130 mph)Category 4
GamaneSouth-West Indian83 kt (154 km/h, 96 mph)Category 2

April 2024 in Context

These values come from other sources and the site's own analysis pages. They are context for April 2024; this page does not say that any of them caused the temperatures or records above.

How These Numbers Are Made

Each station's mean daily maximum and minimum temperature for April 2024 is compared with its own mean for April in 1991 to 2020, from months with at least 20 days of both. A station needs 20 such years for a normal. The mean is the average of the two differences. A station month more than 15 C (27 F) from its normal in either element is treated as a data error and left out.

For the world and each continent, stations are averaged within 5 degree grid cells and the cells are averaged weighted by the cosine of their latitude, so dense networks do not outweigh sparse ones. A continent uses the stations of its own countries. A year gets a value and a rank only when its cells hold at least 50% of the weight of all the cells that have ever had data for April, the rule of the climate pages. This is a station based view: places without stations are not covered, and it is not a gridded temperature analysis.

Records are the site's public ledger: one record per observation, set or tied, at its broadest timescale. The ten year comparison uses daily temperature records only, ties excluded. The numbers and sentences on this page are generated by code from the station data; none of them is typed in by hand.

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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)) Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center, Oceanic Nino Index (ONI) and Relative Oceanic Nino Index (RONI). Episodes and strength classes are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not NOAA products. (US Government work, public domain (NWS disclaimer)) Source: Fetterer, F., Knowles, K., Meier, W. N., Savoie, M., Windnagel, A. K. and Stafford, T. (2025). Sea Ice Index, Version 4 (G02135). Boulder, Colorado USA. National Snow and Ice Data Center. doi:10.7265/a98x-0f50. Yearly extremes, ranks, trends and the climatology are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor from the daily extent files and are not NSIDC products. (NSIDC data use and citation policy (public domain government funded data, citation required)) Source: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Earth System Research Laboratories (gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends). Mauna Loa CO2 data are from NOAA and Scripps (before 1974 the monthly values come from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography). The global means of CO2, methane and nitrous oxide are from the NOAA GML cooperative air sampling network (methane and nitrous oxide: Lan, Thoning and Dlugokencky, doi:10.15138/P8XG-AA10). (US Government open data (NOAA GML, citation requested)) Data as of 2026-11-09. Temperatures against normal, ranks and records are computed by this site from station data and are not official.