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Weather Records on 15 April 1914

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1914. Highest significance: Dalhousie, CA.

Key Facts for 15 April 1914

  • On 15 April 1914, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Dalhousie set a daily record low maximum temperature of -2.8 C (27.0 F) on 15 April 1914.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 15 April 1914 17 station records on 15 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 15 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 April 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DalhousieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature4.8 C (40.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation3.1 mm (0.12 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature16.4 C (61.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 15 April 1914 by type Records set or tied on 15 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 15 April 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 April 1914 by timescale Records on 15 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 15 April 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 April 1914 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.1. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 1: 21 to 2: 42 to 3: 33 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 16 to 7: 07 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 April 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 24
2 to 33
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 61
6 to 70
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1914
Top 17 records on 15 April 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 April 1914Dalhousie, CAdaily low max-2.8 C (27.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-15.0 C (5.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)5 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min4.8 C (40.6 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Morgantown 1, USdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low max-4.4 C (24.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain3.1 mm (0.12 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Sheffield, GBdaily high max17.2 C (63.0 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Cet Central England, GBdaily high max16.4 C (61.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Durham, GBdaily high max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Truro, CAdaily low max (Tie)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Charlottetown, CAdaily low max (Tie)-0.6 C (30.9 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Philadelphia City, USdaily low max (Tie)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Quebec, CAdaily low max (Tie)-0.6 C (30.9 F)tie9 years1 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min (Tie)-12.2 C (10.0 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1914Kiev, UAdaily high max (Tie)22.0 C (71.6 F)tie14 years1 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

1801 to 1914
Records on 04-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1914. 1914 had 17 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001801: 11817: 11820: 11844: 11845: 11847: 11849: 11853: 21855: 21858: 11862: 31865: 31866: 11868: 11869: 21873: 11874: 11876: 11880: 11882: 11885: 31886: 11887: 31889: 21890: 31891: 21892: 81893: 21894: 11896: 21897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 91901: 21902: 41903: 81904: 391905: 111906: 201907: 181908: 151909: 181910: 161911: 201912: 241913: 391914: 171915: 131916: 151917: 351918: 401919: 221920: 501921: 591922: 941923: 1781924: 1721925: 1681926: 4531927: 3211928: 6311929: 911930: 2891931: 3881932: 1501933: 3001934: 3391935: 5151936: 4391937: 2771938: 5961939: 7891940: 5811941: 6281942: 5251943: 1,0371944: 3131945: 7831946: 2451947: 5321948: 3061949: 4191950: 5681951: 5041952: 3571953: 4751954: 8961955: 4841956: 7501957: 3781958: 4581959: 3141960: 3191961: 8771962: 7331963: 7141964: 3821965: 5041966: 4641967: 5991968: 4761969: 5551970: 8411971: 6401972: 8961973: 6671974: 3851975: 7801976: 1,5661977: 6491978: 4261979: 3701980: 1,0661981: 7241982: 9551983: 1,3431984: 6121985: 7881986: 1,1401987: 5791988: 8391989: 8361990: 8371991: 7691992: 7831993: 1,1561994: 8351995: 8051996: 1,1731997: 1,0311998: 1,7521999: 1,2492000: 1,1632001: 1,0432002: 1,8662003: 1,7602004: 7612005: 5832006: 1,6372007: 1,7762008: 1,1572009: 8532010: 8042011: 1,1622012: 1,0072013: 1,1462014: 1,7212015: 7392016: 6022017: 4742018: 1,9132019: 6102020: 1,0682021: 4942022: 1,1452023: 9122024: 1,0962025: 8602026: 1,1181801187418991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1914. 1914 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-15 in each year
YearRecords
18011
18171
18201
18441
18451
18471
18491
18532
18552
18581
18623
18653
18661
18681
18692
18731
18741
18761
18801
18821
18853
18861
18873
18892
18903
18912
18928
18932
18941
18962
18971
18982
18994
19009
19012
19024
19038
190439
190511
190620
190718
190815
190918
191016
191120
191224
191339
191417
191513
191615
191735
191840
191922
192050
192159
192294
1923178
1924172
1925168
1926453
1927321
1928631
192991
1930289
1931388
1932150
1933300
1934339
1935515
1936439
1937277
1938596
1939789
1940581
1941628
1942525
19431,037
1944313
1945783
1946245
1947532
1948306
1949419
1950568
1951504
1952357
1953475
1954896
1955484
1956750
1957378
1958458
1959314
1960319
1961877
1962733
1963714
1964382
1965504
1966464
1967599
1968476
1969555
1970841
1971640
1972896
1973667
1974385
1975780
19761,566
1977649
1978426
1979370
19801,066
1981724
1982955
19831,343
1984612
1985788
19861,140
1987579
1988839
1989836
1990837
1991769
1992783
19931,156
1994835
1995805
19961,173
19971,031
19981,752
19991,249
20001,163
20011,043
20021,866
20031,760
2004761
2005583
20061,637
20071,776
20081,157
2009853
2010804
20111,162
20121,007
20131,146
20141,721
2015739
2016602
2017474
20181,913
2019610
20201,068
2021494
20221,145
2023912
20241,096
2025860
20261,118

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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 (2026-10-15).