Weather Records on 19 April 1974

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1974. Highest significance: Menindee (Weinteriga), AU.

Key Facts for 19 April 1974

On 19 April 1974, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 581 daily.
Menindee (Weinteriga) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 19 April 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 19 April 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolandia (Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bakara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Narrina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa Dam 863	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Willow Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itapicuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aiuaba (Bebedouro)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Lavrada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 419, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1974

Top 20 records on 19 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1974	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1974	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1974	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1974	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Petrolandia (Itaparica), BR	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Malboona, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Uaua, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Denton, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Oaklands General Store, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Koolau Dam 833, US	monthly rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Bladensburg, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Bakara, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Wentworth (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1974	Melrose, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	47 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

1807 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1974. 1974 had 593 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	514
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1