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| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anticosti SW Point | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| Freiburg | Germany | Record snow depth | 9.0 cm (3.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Anticosti SW Point | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Neilrex (Caigan) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cairns Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 195.3 mm (7.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sandy Cape Lighthouse | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 24.1 mm (0.9 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Curraweena | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 15.7 mm (0.6 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Portland Rfc City | United States | Record daily precipitation | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cap Chat | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Springbok | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gunnedah Pool | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Charters Towers Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 30.2 mm (1.2 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Freiburg | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | 4.0 C (39.2 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Boulia Airport | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 1.0 mm (0.04 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Walcha Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Astana | Kazakhstan | Record daily precipitation | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Irkutsk | Russia | Record high minimum temperature | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bunghill Tank | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| De Vlei "de Kruis" | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Walgett (Dungalear) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gamalally | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cobar (Tindarey) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 3.6 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) |
| Glenariff | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 16.3 mm (0.6 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ida | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 12.4 mm (0.5 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kenhardt (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oran-Hopital Militaire | Algeria | Record high maximum temperature | 25.0 C (77.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Walgett Council Depot | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
29 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 29 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
27 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 23 |
| 20 to 40 | 1 |
| 40 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 80 | 2 |
| 80 to 100 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
3 April 1919| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 1919 | Anticosti SW Point, CA | daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 7.1 cm (2.8 in) | 45 years | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Freiburg, DE | daily snow depth | 9.0 cm (3.5 in) | 9.0 cm (3.5 in) | 44 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Anticosti SW Point, CA | daily rain | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 45 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Neilrex (Caigan), AU | daily rain | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 40 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Cairns Post Office, AU | daily rain | 195.3 mm (7.7 in) | 65.5 mm (2.6 in) | 8 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU | daily rain | 24.1 mm (0.9 in) | 10.1 mm (0.4 in) | 30 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Curraweena, AU | daily rain | 15.7 mm (0.6 in) | 12.1 mm (0.5 in) | 29 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Portland Rfc City, US | daily rain | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) | 4.6 mm (0.18 in) | 25 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Cap Chat, CA | daily snowfall | 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | 34 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Springbok, ZA | daily rain | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 40 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Gunnedah Pool, AU | daily low max | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 24 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Charters Towers Post Office, AU | daily rain | 30.2 mm (1.2 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 14 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Freiburg, DE | daily low max | 4.0 C (39.2 F) | 1.2 C (2.2 F) | 29 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Boulia Airport, AU | daily rain | 1.0 mm (0.04 in) | 1.0 mm (0.04 in) | 31 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU | daily rain | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 1.3 mm (0.05 in) | 25 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Walcha Post Office, AU | daily rain | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 0.5 mm (0.02 in) | 25 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Astana, KZ | daily rain | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 0.7 mm (0.03 in) | 22 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Irkutsk, RU | daily high min | 1.1 C (34.0 F) | 2.6 C (4.7 F) | 16 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | Bunghill Tank, AU | daily rain | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) | 5.6 mm (0.22 in) | 19 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 April 1919 | De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA | daily rain | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) | 2 years | 10 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| 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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).