Weather Records on 14 April 1971

473 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1971. Highest significance: Amersfoort (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 April 1971

On 14 April 1971, 473 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 464 daily.
Amersfoort (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 14 April 1971.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

473 stations

473 station records on 14 April 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ilha Do Ouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oorsprong-Oos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos Arburua Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schoongezicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parishville 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

473 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 14 April 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 14 April 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1971

Top 20 records on 14 April 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1971	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Cordova AP, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Berrings, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Katandra, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Ilha Do Ouro, BR	monthly rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Stradbroke Station, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Chasm Falls, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Woudzicht, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Oorsprong-Oos, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Mornington Island, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Rolfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Willcox, US	monthly low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1971	Los Banos Arburua Rch, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	38 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

1801 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1971. 1971 had 473 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 100	406
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1