Weather Records on 4 April 1975

1,981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1975. Highest significance: Sidney, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 1975

On 4 April 1975, 1,981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 1,093 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 180 monthly and 1,801 daily.
Sidney set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 4 April 1975.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,981 stations

1,981 station records on 4 April 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miramichi A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	58.2 cm (22.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parishville 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bagotville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moxoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Soure	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,981 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 535, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 558, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 259, Deepest snow cover 132.

Records on 4 April 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	535
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	558
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	259
Deepest snow cover	132

Records on 4 April 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 180, daily 1,801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,588 broken records

Margins by which the 1,588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1975

Top 20 records on 4 April 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1975	Sidney, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1975	Beaver Falls, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1975	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1975	Chazy, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1975	Skaneateles, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Chasm Falls, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Houlton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Berlin, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Batavia, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Lockport 2SE, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Clearfield, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Karlshamn, SE	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Paulista, BR	daily rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1975	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	52 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 1,981 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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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,500
100 to 200	70
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1