Weather Records on 3 April 1981

1,264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1981. Highest significance: Kookabookra, AU.

Key Facts for 3 April 1981

On 3 April 1981, 1,264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
925 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,244 daily.
Kookabookra set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 3 April 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,264 stations

1,264 station records on 3 April 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clouds Creek State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	278.2 mm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meldrum (Coolawarrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Junipine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Waltowa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,264 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 454, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 471, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 3 April 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	454
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	471
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 3 April 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 1,244.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,069 broken records

Margins by which the 1,069 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1981

Top 20 records on 3 April 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1981	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1981	La Crosse River, US	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1981	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Levan, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	McGill, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Oak City, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	monthly rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	daily rain	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Ipiau, BR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Wisconsin Rapids, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Ebor (the Racecourse), AU	daily rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Nephi, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Iowa Falls, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Shemya USAF Base, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1981	Clouds Creek State Forest, AU	monthly rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 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

1815 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1981. 1981 had 1,264 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	999
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1