Weather Records on 7 April 1971

1,260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1971. Highest significance: Princeton, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1971

On 7 April 1971, 1,260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 531 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 154 monthly and 1,105 daily.
Princeton set a monthly record daily snowfall of 34.0 cm (13.4 in) on 7 April 1971.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,260 stations

1,260 station records on 7 April 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ipupiara (Jordao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,260 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 335, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 164, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 7 April 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	335
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	164
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 7 April 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 154, daily 1,105.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,045 broken records

Margins by which the 1,045 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1971

Top 20 records on 7 April 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1971	Princeton, US	monthly snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	63 years	76 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1971	Burkes Garden, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1971	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1971	Arad, RO	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1971	Hot Springs, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1971	Mt Wx, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1971	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1971	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1971	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1971	Union 3 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1971	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1971	Falls Village, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1971	Causapscal, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1971	Mt Wx, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1971	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1971	Mt Vernon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1971	Freehold-Marlboro, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1971	Buchanan, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1971	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	54 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

1800 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1971. 1971 had 1,260 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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	904
50 to 100	78
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1