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Weather Records on 21 April 1901

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1901. Highest significance: Middletown 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 21 April 1901

  • On 21 April 1901, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Middletown 4 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 125.2 mm (4.9 in) on 21 April 1901.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 21 April 1901 17 station records on 21 April 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 21 April 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 April 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation125.2 mm (4.9 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall4.8 cm (1.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KincardineCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 21 April 1901 by type Records set or tied on 21 April 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 April 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 21 April 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 April 1901 by timescale Records on 21 April 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 April 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16.
Records on 21 April 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 April 1901 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 1010 to 20: 120 to 30: 230 to 40: 240 to 50: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 April 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 1010
10 to 201
20 to 302
30 to 402
40 to 502

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1901
Top 17 records on 21 April 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 April 1901Middletown 4 W, USmonthly rain125.2 mm (4.9 in)48.0 mm (1.9 in)0 years53 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1901Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)37.9 mm (1.5 in)26 years38 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1901Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)23 years34 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901World Trade Ctr, USdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)8 years26 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall4.8 cm (1.9 in)4.8 cm (1.9 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Kincardine, CAdaily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AUdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Saint John, CAdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Toledo Blade, USdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1901Armagh, GBdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)0 years6 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

1793 to 1901
Records on 04-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1901. 1901 had 17 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11814: 11820: 11838: 11849: 21851: 11852: 31854: 11858: 31861: 21865: 31866: 11868: 11870: 11875: 41876: 21877: 11879: 31880: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11885: 21888: 11890: 11891: 11892: 11893: 21894: 41895: 11897: 11898: 21899: 21900: 71901: 171902: 71903: 31904: 101905: 181906: 51907: 171908: 251909: 201910: 331911: 91912: 221913: 141914: 2201915: 241916: 641917: 481918: 841919: 311920: 851921: 591922: 701923: 2231924: 1191925: 2951926: 1481927: 2841928: 2691929: 1931930: 1271931: 3581932: 3041933: 2011934: 4971935: 2661936: 2771937: 4161938: 2951939: 1101940: 4621941: 3061942: 2851943: 4811944: 2611945: 3671946: 4481947: 4591948: 3651949: 4481950: 5291951: 8841952: 6651953: 6401954: 5271955: 6071956: 4971957: 8241958: 3291959: 5051960: 8891961: 6471962: 3191963: 7781964: 1,1251965: 6581966: 7561967: 9031968: 6551969: 3881970: 7281971: 5461972: 5931973: 1,1631974: 5281975: 3601976: 4521977: 8541978: 7351979: 4491980: 1,9341981: 9441982: 1,0751983: 1,3661984: 1,2311985: 1,2451986: 9771987: 1,2901988: 8981989: 1,5571990: 1,4631991: 1,2911992: 1,7631993: 8471994: 8591995: 1,4761996: 7881997: 9641998: 8761999: 7522000: 9212001: 9672002: 1,3122003: 6072004: 5862005: 6932006: 7612007: 4802008: 1,3272009: 9832010: 8052011: 1,0532012: 6872013: 1,0152014: 3932015: 6212016: 5872017: 7972018: 8622019: 7302020: 3942021: 1,6002022: 4312023: 8852024: 7542025: 5061793187718991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1901. 1901 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-21 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18141
18201
18381
18492
18511
18523
18541
18583
18612
18653
18661
18681
18701
18754
18762
18771
18793
18801
18811
18821
18841
18852
18881
18901
18911
18921
18932
18944
18951
18971
18982
18992
19007
190117
19027
19033
190410
190518
19065
190717
190825
190920
191033
19119
191222
191314
1914220
191524
191664
191748
191884
191931
192085
192159
192270
1923223
1924119
1925295
1926148
1927284
1928269
1929193
1930127
1931358
1932304
1933201
1934497
1935266
1936277
1937416
1938295
1939110
1940462
1941306
1942285
1943481
1944261
1945367
1946448
1947459
1948365
1949448
1950529
1951884
1952665
1953640
1954527
1955607
1956497
1957824
1958329
1959505
1960889
1961647
1962319
1963778
19641,125
1965658
1966756
1967903
1968655
1969388
1970728
1971546
1972593
19731,163
1974528
1975360
1976452
1977854
1978735
1979449
19801,934
1981944
19821,075
19831,366
19841,231
19851,245
1986977
19871,290
1988898
19891,557
19901,463
19911,291
19921,763
1993847
1994859
19951,476
1996788
1997964
1998876
1999752
2000921
2001967
20021,312
2003607
2004586
2005693
2006761
2007480
20081,327
2009983
2010805
20111,053
2012687
20131,015
2014393
2015621
2016587
2017797
2018862
2019730
2020394
20211,600
2022431
2023885
2024754
2025506

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).