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Weather Records on 21 April 1919

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1919. Highest significance: Venterstad, ZA.

Key Facts for 21 April 1919

  • On 21 April 1919, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Venterstad set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 21 April 1919.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 21 April 1919 31 station records on 21 April 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 21 April 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 April 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
VenterstadSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
KokstadSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CrawleySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KillalpaninnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-15.7 C (3.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STNSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.7 C (74.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
JamestownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Marree ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 21 April 1919 by type Records set or tied on 21 April 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 20. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 April 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.
Records on 21 April 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 April 1919 by timescale Records on 21 April 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 April 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31.
Records on 21 April 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 April 1919 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.6. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 205 to 10: 110 to 15: 415 to 20: 320 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 April 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 520
5 to 101
10 to 154
15 to 203
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1919
Top 20 records on 21 April 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 April 1919Venterstad, ZAdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)32 years32 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Kokstad, ZAdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)8 years31 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)29 years31 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Armagh, GBdaily low min-0.8 C (30.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)59 years24 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)45 years22 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Robe Comparison, AUdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)3.7 C (6.7 F)19 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZAdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)17.7 mm (0.7 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Crawley, ZAdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Tylden "Tulden", ZAdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Killalpaninna, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Irkutsk, RUdaily low min-15.7 C (3.7 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Komga (Pol), ZAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)2 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZAdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Jokkmokk, SEdaily low min-20.0 C (-4.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Kologha (Bos), ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919East London -Signal STN, ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Boulia Airport, AUdaily high min23.7 C (74.7 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Santa Fe, USdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1919Dohne (Sar), ZAdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)27 years11 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 1919
Records on 04-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 31 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: 7312020: 3972021: 1,6082022: 4332023: 8862024: 7542025: 5062026: 8531793187718991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 31 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
2019731
2020397
20211,608
2022433
2023886
2024754
2025506
2026853

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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 (2026-10-12).