Weather Records on 15 April 1942

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1942. Highest significance: Barnong, AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1942

On 15 April 1942, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 513 daily.
Barnong set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 15 April 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 15 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bilasipara	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1942

Top 20 records on 15 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1942	Barnong, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1942	Savanne, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1942	Mellenbye, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1942	Gospic, HR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1942	Enosburg Falls, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1942	Joshimath, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1942	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1942	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1942	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1942	Northfield, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1942	Akhnoor, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1942	Manitowoc, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1942	Edmonton, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1942	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1942	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1942	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1942	Alton 1 W, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1942	Columbus Ohio St UNIV, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1942	Ipswich, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1942	Burlington, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	39 years	28 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 525 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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 10	392
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2