Weather Records on 13 April 1940

1,562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1940. Highest significance: Bungendore Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 April 1940

On 13 April 1940, 1,562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 964 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 120 monthly and 1,442 daily.
Bungendore Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 13 April 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,562 stations

1,562 station records on 13 April 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeribar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,562 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 308, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 656, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 13 April 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	308
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	656
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 13 April 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 120, daily 1,442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,321 broken records

Margins by which the 1,321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1940

Top 20 records on 13 April 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1940	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Urawilkie, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Vineland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Milroy, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Winbar, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	M.R.A., AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Rose Isle, AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Walma, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1940	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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

1798 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1940. 1940 had 1,562 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 20	1,237
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1