Weather Records on 11 April 1937

245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1937. Highest significance: Barletta, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 April 1937

On 11 April 1937, 245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 243 daily.
Barletta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 11 April 1937.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

245 stations

245 station records on 11 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

245 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1937

Top 20 records on 11 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1937	Barletta, ZA	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1937	Kavali, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1937	Pakala, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1937	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1937	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1937	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1937	Bapatla, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1937	Annavasal, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1937	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1937	Jhb-Vrededorp, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1937	Gandai, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1937	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1937	Uttiramerur, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1937	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1937	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1937	Janwada, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1937	Santaravur, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1937	Rayakottah, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1937	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1937	Viralimalai, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1937. 1937 had 245 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	195
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1