Weather Records on 7 April 1941

258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1941. Highest significance: Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 7 April 1941

On 7 April 1941, 258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 250 daily.
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 7 April 1941.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

258 stations

258 station records on 7 April 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

258 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 250.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1941

Top 20 records on 7 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1941	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Nurnberg, DE	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Osijek, HR	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Stuttgart, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Industria, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1941	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	37 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

1800 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1941. 1941 had 258 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 50	217
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1