Weather Records on 3 April 1915

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1915. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1915

On 3 April 1915, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 36 daily.
Newark Liberty Intl AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 40.1 cm (15.8 in) on 3 April 1915.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

47 stations

47 station records on 3 April 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsons Mount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 3 April 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 April 1915 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 36.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records

Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1915

Top 20 records on 3 April 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1915	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	64 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1915	Philadelphia City, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1915	Moorestown 4 E, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1915	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	World Trade Ctr, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Somerville 4 NW, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Atlantic City Marina, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Washington, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Jacksonville Wb City, US	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Philadelphia City, US	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Vineland, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Wilmington Wb City, US	monthly low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Denman (Martindale), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1915	Orebro, SE	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	42 years	18 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1915. 1915 had 47 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	28
25 to 50	4
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1