Weather Records on 3 April 1937

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1937. Highest significance: Ferozepur City, IN.

Key Facts for 3 April 1937

On 3 April 1937, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 299 daily.
Ferozepur City set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 3 April 1937.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 3 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 3 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 3 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 820.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1937

Top 20 records on 3 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1937	Ferozepur City, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Ferozepur Sadar, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Milan, IT	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Washim, IN	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Khapari, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Palampur, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1937	Gariabund, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1937	Sarpsborg, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1937	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1937	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1937	Hampton, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1937	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1937	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	31 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

1815 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1937. 1937 had 308 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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 200	289
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1