Weather Records on 19 April 1931

164 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1931. Highest significance: Fort Chipewyan, CA.

Key Facts for 19 April 1931

On 19 April 1931, 164 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 161 daily.
Fort Chipewyan set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 19 April 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

164 stations

164 station records on 19 April 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tallong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

164 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 April 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 April 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 161.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

127 broken records

Margins by which the 127 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 630.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1931

Top 20 records on 19 April 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1931	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1931	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1931	Edmonton, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1931	Dahiwadi, IN	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Hubli, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Attarikhat, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Baxter, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Sonari, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Zagreb-Gric, HR	monthly rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Lowestoft, GB	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1931	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	31 years	20 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

1807 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1931. 1931 had 164 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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 100	125
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1