Weather Records on 3 April 1943

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1943. Highest significance: Esperance Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 April 1943

On 3 April 1943, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 473 daily.
Esperance Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 3 April 1943.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 3 April 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anglia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Veedersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Midvale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 April 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 April 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1943

Top 20 records on 3 April 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1943	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1943	Attabari, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1943	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Susendal, NO	monthly snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Penn Yan, US	monthly low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Moran India, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Harmati, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Nogales, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Oracle, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Tombstone, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Sundance, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Boyatup, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Mesa, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Wakeeney, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Springer, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Soldier Summit, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1943	Tropic, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 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

1815 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1943. 1943 had 478 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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 20	370
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1