Weather Records on 10 April 1942

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1942. Highest significance: Madhugiri, IN.

Key Facts for 10 April 1942

On 10 April 1942, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 539 daily.
Madhugiri set a daily record precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 10 April 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 10 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gnarming	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jennaberring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landscape Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forrestdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khatra	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boyning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 10 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 10 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1942

Top 20 records on 10 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1942	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Malyalling, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Quairading, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Gnarming, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Kalamunda, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Yemmiganur, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Vishnupur, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Earlington, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Jennaberring, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Kolar, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1942	Avon, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	35 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 548 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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	423
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	5