Weather Records on 4 April 1954

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1954. Highest significance: Bulken, NO.

Key Facts for 4 April 1954

On 4 April 1954, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 520 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 664 daily.
Bulken set a daily record precipitation of 52.7 mm (2.1 in) on 4 April 1954.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 4 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 322, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	322
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 78, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

570 broken records

Margins by which the 570 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1954

Top 20 records on 4 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1954	Bulken, NO	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1954	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1954	Barrie, CA	monthly low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1954	Peterborough, CA	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1954	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1954	Bom Jesus da Lapa, BR	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1954	Parry Sound, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1954	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	monthly low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1954	Houlton, US	monthly low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1954	Cornwall, US	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1954	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1954	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1954	Waterville Wwtp, US	monthly low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1954	Macdonald College, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1954	La Tuque, CA	monthly low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1954	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1954	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1954	Manistee 3SE, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1954	Worthington, US	monthly low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1954	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 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

1794 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 742 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	555
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1