Weather Records on 21 April 1924

119 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1924. Highest significance: Murrurundi Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 April 1924

On 21 April 1924, 119 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 117 daily.
Murrurundi Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 21 April 1924.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

119 stations

119 station records on 21 April 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 April 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barsham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kenalea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

119 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 April 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 April 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

103 broken records

Margins by which the 103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1924

Top 20 records on 21 April 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1924	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1924	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Barsham, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Werris Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Escanaba, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Svenska Hogarna, SE	monthly rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Waverley (Belltrees 2), AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Castle Mountain, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1924	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	22 years	19 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 119 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	887
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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 10	93
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1