Weather Records on 1 April 1950

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1950. Highest significance: Merrywinbone (Oreel), AU.

Key Facts for 1 April 1950

On 1 April 1950, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 429 daily.
Merrywinbone (Oreel) set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 1 April 1950.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 1 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bunna Bunna Woolshed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pokataroo (Durhambone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teridgerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbertree 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darr River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 1 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 1 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1950

Top 20 records on 1 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1950	Merrywinbone (Oreel), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Noondoo, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Bunna Bunna Woolshed, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Pokataroo (Durhambone), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Parys (Mun), ZA	all-time rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Milo Station, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Teridgerie Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Coldwater, CA	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Glacier, CA	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Glacier, CA	monthly snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Fernlee, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Summer Hill, AU	monthly rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1950	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	44 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1950. 1950 had 455 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 25	323
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1