Weather Records on 7 April 1950

1,030 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1950. Highest significance: De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA.

Key Facts for 7 April 1950

On 7 April 1950, 1,030 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 556 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 969 daily.
De Vlei "de Kruis" set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 7 April 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,030 stations

1,030 station records on 7 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warmur West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lecor View Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,030 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 394, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	394
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 61, daily 969.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

896 broken records

Margins by which the 896 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1950

Top 20 records on 7 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1950	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1950	Emerald Post Office, AU	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1950	Warmur West, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1950	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1950	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1950	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Sheep Hills, AU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Swaelfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Stawell, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Biesjesfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Myrniong, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Barfield, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1950	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	48 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1950. 1950 had 1,030 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 20	787
20 to 40	76
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4