Weather Records on 19 April 1981

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1981. Highest significance: Lemon Cove, US.

Key Facts for 19 April 1981

On 19 April 1981, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 665 daily.
Lemon Cove set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 19 April 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 19 April 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.7 cm (8.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clutha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ciili	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 April 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 April 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1981

Top 20 records on 19 April 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1981	Lemon Cove, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Natashquan A, CA	daily snowfall	22.7 cm (8.9 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Enterprise, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	all-time rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Clutha Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Covert, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Antelope, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Ciili, KZ	monthly rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Bajramaly, TM	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Willows 6 W, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Healy, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Natitingou, BJ	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Sao Bento Do Una, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Steamboat Springs, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Kaycee, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Boqueirao, BR	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Tomsk, RU	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1981	Deep Springs College, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	37 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1981. 1981 had 677 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 2026-10-16 (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 25	565
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1