Weather Records on 15 April 1951

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1951. Highest significance: Minsk, BY.

Key Facts for 15 April 1951

On 15 April 1951, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 499 daily.
Minsk set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 15 April 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 15 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kondinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	133.0 cm (52.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 15 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 15 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1951

Top 20 records on 15 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1951	Minsk, BY	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Skukuza, ZA	monthly rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Mariyna Gorka, BY	monthly rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Koorikin, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Shencottah, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Kirkalocka, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Southern Cross, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Kadayanallur, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Nalbarra, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Kollegal, IN	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Hartwood, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Ramanathapuram, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1951	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 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

1801 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1951. 1951 had 504 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	426
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1