Weather Records on 1 April 1941

285 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1941. Highest significance: Pinal Rch, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 1941

On 1 April 1941, 285 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 276 daily.
Pinal Rch set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 1 April 1941.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

285 stations

285 station records on 1 April 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

285 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 1 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 1 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1941

Top 20 records on 1 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1941	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1941	Lakeside, US	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1941	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	monthly snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1941	Vastervik, SE	monthly low min	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1941	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly low min	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Sveg, SE	monthly low min	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Galway, IE	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Sviland, NO	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Deobhog, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Revelstoke, CA	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Bjuraker, SE	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Rockingham, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	0.9 C (33.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Darlington, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1941	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	41 years	23 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

1803 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1941. 1941 had 285 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	234
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1