Weather Records on 19 April 1942

254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1942. Highest significance: Idaho Springs, US.

Key Facts for 19 April 1942

On 19 April 1942, 254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 237 daily.
Idaho Springs set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 19 April 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

254 stations

254 station records on 19 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooeearup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wattlegrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drummonds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

254 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 445.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1942

Top 20 records on 19 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1942	Idaho Springs, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Scott City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Truchas, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Hawthorne, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Boulder, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Chugwater, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Cooeearup, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Pueblo City Rsvr, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Wattlegrove, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1942	Kenton, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	44 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

1807 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1942. 1942 had 254 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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 100	222
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1