Weather Records on 1 April 1954

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1954. Highest significance: Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR.

Key Facts for 1 April 1954

On 1 April 1954, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 315 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 377 daily.
Xique-Xique (Igatu) set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 1 April 1954.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 1 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Viking	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 1 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 1 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 116, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1954

Top 20 records on 1 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1954	Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1954	Jequie, BR	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1954	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1954	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1954	Ranfurly, CA	monthly low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1954	Calgary Int'l A, CA	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1954	Coleman, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1954	Humboldt, CA	monthly low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1954	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	monthly low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1954	Melfort, CA	monthly low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1954	Beaver Mines, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1954	Regina Int'l A, CA	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1954	Saskatoon U of S, CA	monthly low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1954	Ruston la Tech, US	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1954	Quesnel, CA	monthly low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1954	Olds, CA	monthly low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1954	High River, CA	monthly low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1954	Campsie, CA	monthly low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1954	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	monthly low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1954	Waseca, CA	monthly low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	33 years	32 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

1803 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1954. 1954 had 493 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	353
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1