Weather Records on 7 April 1924

138 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1924. Highest significance: Montreal McGill, CA.

Key Facts for 7 April 1924

On 7 April 1924, 138 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 134 daily.
Montreal McGill set a daily record snowfall of 22.1 cm (8.7 in) on 7 April 1924.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

138 stations

138 station records on 7 April 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Florida Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

138 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 7 April 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 April 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

118 broken records

Margins by which the 118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1924

Top 20 records on 7 April 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1924	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Leominster, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Hanover, US	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Lawrence, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1924	Nebo, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1924	Great Falls, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1924	Brome, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1924	Wappingers Falls, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1924	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1924	Harrisburg River Gage, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1924	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1924	Burlington, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	28 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

1800 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1924. 1924 had 138 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 20	94
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1