Weather Records on 15 April 1974

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1974. Highest significance: Pedro Escobedo, MX.

Key Facts for 15 April 1974

On 15 April 1974, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 376 daily.
Pedro Escobedo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 194.8 mm (7.7 in) on 15 April 1974.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 15 April 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pedro Escobedo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estrela Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gage AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Tripoli 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cabaceiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 15 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 15 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 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

15 April 1974

Top 20 records on 15 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1974	Pedro Escobedo, MX	all-time rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	13 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1974	Lukojanov, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1974	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1974	Estrela Do Sul, BR	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1974	Contest, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1974	Hipolito, BR	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1974	Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo), BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1974	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1974	Izmail, UA	daily low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1974	Aquiles Serdan 46, MX	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1974	Durham, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1974	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1974	Port Menier, CA	monthly snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1974	Mistassini Post, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1974	Greenville, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1974	Biloxi, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1974	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1974	Louisburg, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1974	Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1974	Port Menier, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1974. 1974 had 385 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	295
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1