Weather Records on 13 April 1974

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1974. Highest significance: Monticello, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1974

On 13 April 1974, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 702 daily.
Monticello set an all-time record daily precipitation of 273.1 mm (10.8 in) on 13 April 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 13 April 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ongudaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Oak 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gelantipy East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pascoe Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Do Rio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forder 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 13 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 13 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 20, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1974

Top 20 records on 13 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1974	Monticello, US	all-time rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	53 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 April 1974	Enterprise, US	daily rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1974	Tambo Crossing, AU	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Ongudaj, RU	all-time rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Rio Novo, BR	monthly rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Livingston, US	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Mize 3SW, US	all-time rain	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Epping, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	White Oak 2 N, US	all-time rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Sugartown, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Gelantipy East, AU	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Pacatuba, BR	daily rain	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Cuba, US	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1974	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	45 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

1798 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1974. 1974 had 729 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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	588
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1