Weather Records on 14 April 1942

326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1942. Highest significance: Milly Milly, AU.

Key Facts for 14 April 1942

On 14 April 1942, 326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 323 daily.
Milly Milly set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 14 April 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

326 stations

326 station records on 14 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tamarack	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caracara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville D St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooch Behar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knights Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

326 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1942

Top 20 records on 14 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1942	Milly Milly, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1942	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1942	Tamarack, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1942	Anacortes, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1942	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1942	W Pt, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1942	Bedetti(Behali), IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1942	Caracara, BR	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1942	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1942	Quincy, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1942	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1942	Prince, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1942	Lost River, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1942	Wokha, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1942	Kohala 179.1, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1942	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1942	Dinhata, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1942	Sonora, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1942	Waterville, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 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

1801 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1942. 1942 had 326 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1