Weather Records on 11 April 1941

579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1941. Highest significance: Dharapuram, IN.

Key Facts for 11 April 1941

On 11 April 1941, 579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 557 daily.
Dharapuram set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 11 April 1941.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

579 stations

579 station records on 11 April 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

579 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 11 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 11 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 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

11 April 1941

Top 20 records on 11 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1941	Dharapuram, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1941	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Salome 6 SE, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Chatrapatti, IN	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Llanrheidol Station, AU	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Santa Maria, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Kangayam, IN	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Mohawk, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Arasadi, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Canyon Ferry, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1941	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	34 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1941. 1941 had 579 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	452
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1