Weather Records on 21 April 1942

285 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1942. Highest significance: Kempten, DE.

Key Facts for 21 April 1942

On 21 April 1942, 285 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 282 daily.
Kempten set a daily record precipitation of 45.9 mm (1.8 in) on 21 April 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

285 stations

285 station records on 21 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Veitch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loxton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Willogoleche)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chowilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ucolta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston on Murray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

285 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 21 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1942

Top 20 records on 21 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1942	Kempten, DE	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1942	Flemington Racecourse, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1942	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1942	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Gavle, SE	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Twin Falls 2 NNE, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Kelowna, CA	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Prince Albert, CA	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Glasgow #2, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Astrakan, RU	daily low min	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Columbia Falls 5 SW, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily high min	18.1 C (64.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Grenfell, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Choteau, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Veitch, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Loxton (Pyap), AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1942	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 285 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	887
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	213
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1