Weather Records on 11 April 1944

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1944. Highest significance: Quincy Mem Brg, US.

Key Facts for 11 April 1944

On 11 April 1944, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 588 daily.
Quincy Mem Brg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 11 April 1944.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 11 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Maumee	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pajingo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roberts 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

547 broken records

Margins by which the 547 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1944

Top 20 records on 11 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1944	Quincy Mem Brg, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1944	Wando Vale Station, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Paoli, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Golconda River, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Evansville Ft Court STN, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	New Burnside, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Grafton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Blair, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Columbus, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Fulton, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Mt Carmel 4 NW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	W Pt, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Boonville, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1944	Oberstdorf, DE	daily snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	32 years	46 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

1800 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1944. 1944 had 626 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	543
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1