Weather Records on 24 April 1981

1,104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1981. Highest significance: Satna, IN.

Key Facts for 24 April 1981

On 24 April 1981, 1,104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 554 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Satna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 24 April 1981.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,104 stations

1,104 station records on 24 April 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ra-Iz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watson Lake A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda N.S.Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston N Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rancharia (Mc Fadden)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gouvea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,104 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 409, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 24 April 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	409
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 24 April 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

946 broken records

Margins by which the 946 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1981

Top 20 records on 24 April 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1981	Satna, IN	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1981	Bradford, GB	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Usina Pari, BR	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Kurnool, IN	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Ra-Iz, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Eskdalemuir, GB	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Nevada City, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Liberty, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Chemnitz, DE	daily low min	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	monthly low min	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Alto Alegre, BR	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1981	Hull, GB	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	10 years	39 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

1799 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1981. 1981 had 1,104 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 10	854
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1