Weather Records on 11 April 1957

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1957. Highest significance: Jamestown, US.

Key Facts for 11 April 1957

On 11 April 1957, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 301 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 505 daily.
Jamestown set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 11 April 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 11 April 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 11 April 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 11 April 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1957

Top 20 records on 11 April 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1957	Jamestown, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1957	Anahuac, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1957	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1957	Quincy, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1957	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1957	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1957	Arcadia, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1957	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1957	Keosauqua, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1957	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1957	Piripiri, BR	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1957	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1957	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1957	Nebraska City 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1957	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1957	Loup City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1957	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1957	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1957	Sandvig, DK	daily low max	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1957	Madrid, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	31 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

1800 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1957. 1957 had 508 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	363
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1