Weather Records on 7 April 1981

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1981. Highest significance: Mingela Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1981

On 7 April 1981, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 345 daily.
Mingela Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 7 April 1981.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 7 April 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hay River A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraman Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conondale Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zhijiang	China	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodnight Scrub Res 169	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Pedro Do Suacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmuir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cronulla South Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Vale Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Akjoujt	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Esso	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarifa	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lipeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bardufoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akkuduk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peranga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 April 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 April 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

272 broken records

Margins by which the 272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1981

Top 20 records on 7 April 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1981	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1981	Jian, CN	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1981	Encampment 10 ESE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1981	Roadvale Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1981	Mittagong (Kia Ora), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1981	Tuan Creek Forest STN, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1981	Hay River A, CA	daily snowfall	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	9.3 cm (3.7 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1981	Bargara, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Goodger Store, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Yarraman Upper, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Greenville, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Gaylord, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Saratoga, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Conondale Township, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Jimna Composite, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Somerset Dam, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Zhijiang, CN	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Goodnight Scrub Res 169, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1981	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	29 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

1800 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1981. 1981 had 353 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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 25	258
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1