Weather Records on 10 April 1957

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1957. Highest significance: Qacu (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 10 April 1957

On 10 April 1957, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 410 daily.
Qacu (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 10 April 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

411 stations

411 station records on 10 April 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 10 April 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 10 April 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1957

Top 20 records on 10 April 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1957	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1957	Amsterdam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Lambertina, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Frei Paulo, BR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Panchgani, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Jamestown, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Flora, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Sausar, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Gore Bay, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Campo Grande (Augusto Severo), BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Guarabira, BR	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Patu, BR	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1957	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 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

1793 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 411 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	325
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1