Weather Records on 4 April 1974

1,356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1974. Highest significance: Nungarin, AU.

Key Facts for 4 April 1974

On 4 April 1974, 1,356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
553 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,268 daily.
Nungarin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.4 mm (3.6 in) on 4 April 1974.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,356 stations

1,356 station records on 4 April 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mount Pleasant Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wadderin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Seven Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Southbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Korrelocking Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bulyee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holt Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yealering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walgoolan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muresk Agric.College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jaroma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bungulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
King Rocks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neendalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,356 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 366, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 647, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 4 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	366
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	647
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 4 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 86, daily 1,268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,190 broken records

Margins by which the 1,190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1974

Top 20 records on 4 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1974	Nungarin, AU	monthly rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1974	Mount Pleasant Farm, AU	monthly rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1974	Trayning, AU	monthly rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1974	Narrogin, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1974	Wadderin, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1974	Merredin, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1974	Hines Hill, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1974	Talladega, US	monthly rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1974	Seven Oaks, AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1974	Toodyay, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1974	Nokaning, AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1974	Rushy Pool, AU	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1974	The Pines, AU	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1974	Southbourne, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1974	Bally Bally, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1974	Lake Carmody, AU	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1974	Kokardine, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1974	Lower Chittering, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1974	Bencubbin, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1974	Cowcowing, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	57 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

1794 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 1,356 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1974-04-04: 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 25	1,040
25 to 50	111
50 to 75	24
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1