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Weather Records on 3 April 1881

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1881. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 3 April 1881

  • On 3 April 1881, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Armagh set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -3.2 C (26.2 F) on 3 April 1881.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 3 April 1881 5 station records on 3 April 1881 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 3 April 1881 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 April 1881: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-3.2 C (26.2 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-2.6 C (27.3 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 3 April 1881 by type Records set or tied on 3 April 1881 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 April 1881 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 3 April 1881 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 April 1881 by timescale Records on 3 April 1881 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 April 1881 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 4.
Records on 3 April 1881 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 April 1881 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.1. Ties are not counted. 001110.0 to 0.5: 10.5 to 1.0: 11.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 12.0 to 2.5: 02.5 to 3.0: 03.0 to 3.5: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.5
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 April 1881
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.51
0.5 to 1.01
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.01
2.0 to 2.50
2.5 to 3.00
3.0 to 3.51

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1881
Top 5 records on 3 April 1881 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 April 1881Armagh, GBmonthly low min-3.2 C (26.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)31 years22 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1881Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)74 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1881Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low max-0.2 C (31.6 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)42 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1881Uccle, BEdaily low min-2.6 C (27.3 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1881Armagh, GBdaily low max5.9 C (42.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)

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

1815 to 1881
Records on 04-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1881. 1881 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0001815: 31830: 11838: 11848: 11849: 11850: 11862: 11867: 21868: 11873: 11874: 41875: 11876: 21878: 11879: 41880: 21881: 51882: 11883: 31884: 11885: 31886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 41891: 41892: 41893: 31895: 11896: 31897: 21898: 31899: 61900: 121901: 151902: 21903: 141904: 21905: 201906: 91907: 81908: 141909: 171910: 251911: 261912: 191913: 411914: 281915: 471916: 1591917: 481918: 201919: 291920: 601921: 1081922: 241923: 801924: 2071925: 941926: 2051927: 851928: 3781929: 5821930: 1481931: 2241932: 3081933: 2691934: 7321935: 4641936: 1,2641937: 3081938: 2161939: 3251940: 5001941: 3081942: 3341943: 4781944: 7601945: 1,0321946: 6831947: 4211948: 3131949: 3541950: 7131951: 4871952: 2431953: 2901954: 1,0511955: 4721956: 8421957: 6601958: 5911959: 5371960: 5061961: 6651962: 3531963: 1,0101964: 6151965: 5611966: 4371967: 4391968: 4461969: 3451970: 5711971: 5901972: 7321973: 4171974: 8771975: 2,0151976: 3401977: 8981978: 4981979: 9971980: 7131981: 1,2641982: 1,1831983: 8321984: 1,0461985: 8041986: 6341987: 1,5771988: 9751989: 9511990: 1,0181991: 7191992: 1,9741993: 8121994: 5741995: 6751996: 7361997: 1,1551998: 1,0511999: 1,4862000: 1,1672001: 8902002: 1,1902003: 9712004: 8402005: 1,1382006: 7762007: 8742008: 9352009: 1,0082010: 1,3252011: 1,4912012: 1,0272013: 8482014: 7962015: 5282016: 6372017: 5702018: 1,0812019: 5292020: 9082021: 1,2472022: 7212023: 1,2842024: 1,0272025: 1,4761815188118991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1881. 1881 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-03 in each year
YearRecords
18153
18301
18381
18481
18491
18501
18621
18672
18681
18731
18744
18751
18762
18781
18794
18802
18815
18821
18833
18841
18853
18862
18871
18881
18894
18914
18924
18933
18951
18963
18972
18983
18996
190012
190115
19022
190314
19042
190520
19069
19078
190814
190917
191025
191126
191219
191341
191428
191547
1916159
191748
191820
191929
192060
1921108
192224
192380
1924207
192594
1926205
192785
1928378
1929582
1930148
1931224
1932308
1933269
1934732
1935464
19361,264
1937308
1938216
1939325
1940500
1941308
1942334
1943478
1944760
19451,032
1946683
1947421
1948313
1949354
1950713
1951487
1952243
1953290
19541,051
1955472
1956842
1957660
1958591
1959537
1960506
1961665
1962353
19631,010
1964615
1965561
1966437
1967439
1968446
1969345
1970571
1971590
1972732
1973417
1974877
19752,015
1976340
1977898
1978498
1979997
1980713
19811,264
19821,183
1983832
19841,046
1985804
1986634
19871,577
1988975
1989951
19901,018
1991719
19921,974
1993812
1994574
1995675
1996736
19971,155
19981,051
19991,486
20001,167
2001890
20021,190
2003971
2004840
20051,138
2006776
2007874
2008935
20091,008
20101,325
20111,491
20121,027
2013848
2014796
2015528
2016637
2017570
20181,081
2019529
2020908
20211,247
2022721
20231,284
20241,027
20251,476

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).