Weather Records on 10 April 1974

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1974. Highest significance: Moola Bulla, AU.

Key Facts for 10 April 1974

On 10 April 1974, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 297 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 911 daily.
Moola Bulla set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 10 April 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

935 stations

935 station records on 10 April 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Malad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Noorla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Nungatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karaul Keldy	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 436, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 10 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 10 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 911.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

805 broken records

Margins by which the 805 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1974

Top 20 records on 10 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1974	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Gudgenby, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Smithfield, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Hall (Lochleigh), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Goulburn (Pomeroy), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Bredbo (Bredbo Station), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Malad, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Morgan, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1974	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1974	Corinne, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1974	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1974	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1974	Jackman, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1974	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1974	Narrawa (Hollywood), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1974	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	53 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 935 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	728
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1