Weather Records on 10 April 1951

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1951. Highest significance: Versamelhoek, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 April 1951

On 10 April 1951, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 389 daily.
Versamelhoek set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 10 April 1951.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 10 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville Morrow Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arriba	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	136.0 cm (53.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	194.0 cm (76.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 10 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 10 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1951

Top 20 records on 10 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1951	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	Warriup, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	St John's, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	Glennville Morrow Rch, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	Kulasekaram, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	Campestre, BR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	Monument 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1951	Arriba, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1951	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1951	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1951	Pala, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1951	Gvarv, NO	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1951	Sterling, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1951	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1951	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	49 years	29 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

1793 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 394 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 100	311
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1