Weather Records on 1 April 1957

314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1957. Highest significance: Maple Creek, CA.

Key Facts for 1 April 1957

On 1 April 1957, 314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 311 daily.
Maple Creek set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 1 April 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

314 stations

314 station records on 1 April 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

314 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 April 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 April 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1957

Top 20 records on 1 April 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1957	Maple Creek, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Wapashoe, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Ft Deposit, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Wapashoe, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Uniontown, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Highland Home, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Auburn, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Amite, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Slangfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1957	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1957. 1957 had 314 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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Data for records on 1957-04-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	264
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3