Weather Records on 7 April 1931

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1931. Highest significance: Piketberg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 7 April 1931

On 7 April 1931, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 402 daily.
Piketberg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 7 April 1931.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 7 April 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koraput	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waurn Ponds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 April 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 April 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

317 broken records

Margins by which the 317 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1931

Top 20 records on 7 April 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1931	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1931	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1931	Towanda 1 S, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1931	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1931	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1931	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1931	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1931	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	Hypoluxo, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	Chiknayakanihall, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	St Albans, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	Chugwater, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1931	Kissimmee, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	24 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1931. 1931 had 406 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 50	312
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1