Weather Records on 7 April 1940

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1940. Highest significance: Proserpine Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1940

On 7 April 1940, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 288 daily.
Proserpine Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 256.3 mm (10.1 in) on 7 April 1940.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 7 April 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Maumee	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kappawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	129.0 cm (50.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 April 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 April 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 288.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1940

Top 20 records on 7 April 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1940	Proserpine Post Office, AU	monthly rain	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1940	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1940	Bowen Post Office, AU	monthly rain	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1940	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1940	Mirani Post Office, AU	monthly rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1940	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1940	Brentwood Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1940	Queanbeyan (Carwoola), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1940	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1940	Ft Wayne Maumee, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1940	Jindabyne Public School, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1940	Rosedale, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1940	Inkerman Station, AU	all-time rain	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1940	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1940	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1940	Muskogee, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1940	Cherry Gardens, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1940	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1940	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1940	Drevja, NO	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	28 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1940. 1940 had 294 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 25	232
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1