Weather Records on 1 April 1945

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1945. Highest significance: Holy Cross, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 1945

On 1 April 1945, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
494 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 868 daily.
Holy Cross set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 1 April 1945.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 1 April 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Itabaiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 303, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 1 April 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	303
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 1 April 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 868.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

763 broken records

Margins by which the 763 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 224.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1945

Top 20 records on 1 April 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1945	Holy Cross, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Pamban, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Acude Itabaiana, BR	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Tirupoondi, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Robeline, US	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Mine Centre, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Liberty, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Mettupalayam, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Morningside, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Wallabadah (Gaspard), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1945	Mine Centre, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	39 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

1803 to 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1945. 1945 had 880 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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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	733
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1