Weather Records on 7 April 1943

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1943. Highest significance: Bright Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1943

On 7 April 1943, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 314 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 706 daily.
Bright Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 7 April 1943.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 7 April 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 237, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 April 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	237
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 April 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

626 broken records

Margins by which the 626 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1943

Top 20 records on 7 April 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1943	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1943	Tangambalanga NE Dairy, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Mitta Mitta, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Kadayam, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Singimari, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Osbornes Flat, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Trichur, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1943	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1943	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1943	Shoreham, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1943	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1943	Dandongadale (Mountain View), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1943	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	53 years	32 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

1800 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1943. 1943 had 720 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 50	619
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1