Weather Records on 3 April 1924

207 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1924. Highest significance: Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU.

Key Facts for 3 April 1924

On 3 April 1924, 207 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 202 daily.
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard) set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 3 April 1924.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

207 stations

207 station records on 3 April 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

207 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 3 April 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 3 April 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1924

Top 20 records on 3 April 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1924	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1924	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1924	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1924	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Pitt Town (the Manse), AU	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Canoon, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Buchan, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1924	Broke (Harrowby), AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	16 years	22 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1924. 1924 had 207 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 April 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	140
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1