Weather Records on 1 April 1937

192 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1937. Highest significance: Sarpsborg, NO.

Key Facts for 1 April 1937

On 1 April 1937, 192 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 180 daily.
Sarpsborg set a monthly record snow depth of 40.0 cm (15.7 in) on 1 April 1937.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

192 stations

192 station records on 1 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	182.0 cm (71.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kotli	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	207.0 cm (81.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Touchet	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mandawar	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

192 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 1 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 1 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

164 broken records

Margins by which the 164 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 770.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1937

Top 20 records on 1 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1937	Sarpsborg, NO	monthly snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1937	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	monthly snow depth	182.0 cm (71.7 in)	77.0 cm (30.3 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1937	Albany, AU	daily high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1937	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	33.1 C (91.6 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Hirekerur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Herefoss, NO	monthly snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Sangareddi(Rev), IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Akhnoor, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Manatu, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Zeehan Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Bolaram, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	monthly snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Kotli, PK	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Queenstown (Copper Mine), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	White River, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Shirol, IN	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Orje, NO	monthly snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Kurseong, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1937	Mykland, NO	monthly snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	32 years	23 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

1803 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1937. 1937 had 192 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	159
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1