Weather Records on 3 April 1942

334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1942. Highest significance: Petrolina, BR.

Key Facts for 3 April 1942

On 3 April 1942, 334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 328 daily.
Petrolina set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.4 mm (4.4 in) on 3 April 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

334 stations

334 station records on 3 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Siwana	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Shergarh	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

334 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1942

Top 20 records on 3 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1942	Petrolina, BR	monthly rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1942	Queimadas, BR	all-time rain	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1942	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1942	Natham, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Brid Farm, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Faerder Fyr, NO	monthly low min	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly low max	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Bronte Heights, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Cleveland, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Zeehan Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Teriberka, RU	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	1.0 C (33.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	60 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Huntingdon, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Tarnaby, SE	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1942	Nagarcoil, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	22 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

1815 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1942. 1942 had 334 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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	262
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1