Weather Records on 3 April 1947

421 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1947. Highest significance: Red Bluff Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1947

On 3 April 1947, 421 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 411 daily.
Red Bluff Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 3 April 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

421 stations

421 station records on 3 April 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangowine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

421 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 April 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 April 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1947

Top 20 records on 3 April 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1947	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1947	Melur, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1947	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1947	Leavenworth, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1947	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1947	Paramakudi, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1947	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1947	Radhapuram, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1947	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1947	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1947	Kulasekarapatnam, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1947	Conception, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1947	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1947	Madurai, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1947	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1947	Vilatnikulam, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1947	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1947	Uruque, BR	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1947	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1947	Tobias Barreto, BR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	29 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1947. 1947 had 421 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 10	289
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1