Weather Records on 13 April 1950

1,352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1950. Highest significance: Musgrave, AU.

Key Facts for 13 April 1950

On 13 April 1950, 1,352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 1,138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,273 daily.
Musgrave set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 13 April 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,352 stations

1,352 station records on 13 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,352 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 500, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 638, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 13 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	500
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	638
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 13 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 79, daily 1,273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,141 broken records

Margins by which the 1,141 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1950

Top 20 records on 13 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1950	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Barreiras, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Makwassie, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Konda, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Grangeville, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Goderich, CA	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Hamilton, CA	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Amherst, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Stratford, CA	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Albany, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Sucesso, BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Hobbs, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1950	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	monthly low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	35 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

1798 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1950. 1950 had 1,352 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,129
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1