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Weather Records on 3 April 1919

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1919. Highest significance: Anticosti SW Point, CA.

Key Facts for 3 April 1919

  • On 3 April 1919, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Anticosti SW Point set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 3 April 1919.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 3 April 1919 29 station records on 3 April 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 3 April 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 April 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth9.0 cm (3.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation195.3 mm (7.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
CurraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
AstanaKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill TankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
GamalallyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-35.3 C (-31.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GlenariffAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
IdaSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 3 April 1919 by type Records set or tied on 3 April 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 April 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 3 April 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 3 April 1919 by timescale Records on 3 April 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 April 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 3 April 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 April 1919 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2320 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 280 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 April 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 2023
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 802
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1919
Top 20 records on 3 April 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 April 1919Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)7.1 cm (2.8 in)45 years33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth9.0 cm (3.5 in)9.0 cm (3.5 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Cairns Post Office, AUdaily rain195.3 mm (7.7 in)65.5 mm (2.6 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Curraweena, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Cap Chat, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Springbok, ZAdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)40 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Charters Towers Post Office, AUdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Freiburg, DEdaily low max4.0 C (39.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Boulia Airport, AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Walcha Post Office, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Astana, KZdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Irkutsk, RUdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919Bunghill Tank, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1919De Vlei "de Kruis", ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)2 years10 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 1919
Records on 04-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1919. 1919 had 29 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: 5721971: 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: 8472014: 7962015: 5282016: 6372017: 5702018: 1,0852019: 5352020: 9162021: 1,2502022: 7212023: 1,2892024: 1,0272025: 1,4762026: 7251815188118991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1919. 1919 had 29 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
1970572
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
2013847
2014796
2015528
2016637
2017570
20181,085
2019535
2020916
20211,250
2022721
20231,289
20241,027
20251,476
2026725

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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).