Weather Records on 3 April 1940

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1940. Highest significance: Eureka, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1940

On 3 April 1940, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 485 daily.
Eureka set a monthly record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 3 April 1940.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 3 April 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plum Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 April 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 April 1940 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1940

Top 20 records on 3 April 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1940	Eureka, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Ft Ripley, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Baudette, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Eureka, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Hallock, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Eureka, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Matong (Bonnie Doon), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Gravette, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Miles City, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Fort Gibson, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Fort Frances, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Leech Lake, US	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Grafton, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1940	Narrandera (Back Brewarrena), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1940	Langdon Exp Farm, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1940	Plum Island, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1940	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1940	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1940	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1940. 1940 had 500 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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Data for records on 1940-04-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	363
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4