Weather Records on 4 April 1951

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1951. Highest significance: Mykland, NO.

Key Facts for 4 April 1951

On 4 April 1951, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 349 daily.
Mykland set a daily record snow depth of 226.0 cm (89.0 in) on 4 April 1951.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 4 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	226.0 cm (89.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	169.0 cm (66.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	157.0 cm (61.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.3 C (-47.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	186.0 cm (73.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	200.0 cm (78.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Day Dawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 4 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 4 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 970.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1951

Top 20 records on 4 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1951	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	226.0 cm (89.0 in)	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1951	Sidhout(Siddavat), IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1951	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1951	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1951	Tumkur, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Windsorton (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Ismailia, EG	daily high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Jhaldah(Jhalda), IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Sarpsborg, NO	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	St Tite, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Nord Odal, NO	daily snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Gvarv, NO	daily snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	White River Junction, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily snow depth	169.0 cm (66.5 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily snow depth	157.0 cm (61.8 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Malvern, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Bobbili, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Kjusjur, RU	monthly low min	-44.3 C (-47.7 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1951	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	24 years	28 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

1794 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 352 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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 200	292
200 to 400	6
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1