Weather Records on 1 April 1943

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1943. Highest significance: Pemberton Meadows, CA.

Key Facts for 1 April 1943

On 1 April 1943, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 313 daily.
Pemberton Meadows set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 1 April 1943.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 1 April 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.1 C (-31.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 April 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 April 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 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

1 April 1943

Top 20 records on 1 April 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1943	Pemberton Meadows, CA	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1943	Norddal, NO	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1943	Kempten, DE	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1943	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1943	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1943	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1943	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1943	Oxford, GB	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	123 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1943	Wien, AT	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1943	Lakefield, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1943	Saentis, CH	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1943	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1943	Orangajuli, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1943	Port Dover, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1943	Balipara(Addibar) Sr, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1943	Seleng, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1943	Houma, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1943	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1943	Denman Island, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1943	Galway, IE	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	52 years	27 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

1803 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1943. 1943 had 319 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 1943-04-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	214
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1