Weather Records on 15 April 1924

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1924. Highest significance: Minnedosa, CA.

Key Facts for 15 April 1924

On 15 April 1924, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 167 daily.
Minnedosa set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 15 April 1924.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

172 stations

172 station records on 15 April 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Green	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 April 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 April 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

140 broken records

Margins by which the 140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 199.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1924

Top 20 records on 15 April 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1924	Minnedosa, CA	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	19.9 cm (7.8 in)	9 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1924	Minnedosa, CA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1924	Greensboro, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Porthill, US	monthly low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Vinga, SE	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Helmond, NL	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Muenster, DE	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Banff, CA	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Old Mission, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Sarna, SE	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Howard, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1924	Heerde, NL	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	21 years	18 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

1801 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1924. 1924 had 172 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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 25	134
25 to 50	3
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1