Weather Records on 7 April 1951

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1951. Highest significance: Dudhi, IN.

Key Facts for 7 April 1951

On 7 April 1951, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 304 daily.
Dudhi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 7 April 1951.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 7 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dehri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niwas	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	205.0 cm (80.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.7 C (-41.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	172.0 cm (67.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garu	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 7 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 7 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 304.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 880.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1951

Top 20 records on 7 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1951	Dudhi, IN	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Plant City, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Garhwa, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	St Petersburg, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Avon Park 2 W, US	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Hartwood, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Paynesville, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Dehri, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Osage, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Niwas, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	205.0 cm (80.7 in)	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Lifjell, NO	daily snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Bradenton Exp STN, US	monthly rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1951	Sandvig, DK	daily high max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1951	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	46 years	33 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

1800 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1951. 1951 had 311 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 200	263
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1