Weather Records on 13 April 1942

137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1942. Highest significance: Black Lake, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1942

On 13 April 1942, 137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 135 daily.
Black Lake set an all-time record daily precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 13 April 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

137 stations

137 station records on 13 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

137 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

108 broken records

Margins by which the 108 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1942

Top 20 records on 13 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1942	Black Lake, US	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1942	Buxa, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1942	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1942	Los Gatos, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1942	Santa Quiteria, BR	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Boreli, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Sunticoppa, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Haina 214, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Cloverdale, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Kohala 179.1, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Buhl, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily low min	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Ukiah, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Kampur, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Boko, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1942	Enisejsk, RU	daily low min	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	21 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

1798 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1942. 1942 had 137 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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	95
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1