Weather Records on 3 April 1991

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1991. Highest significance: Coloso, PR.

Key Facts for 3 April 1991

On 3 April 1991, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
490 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 705 daily.
Coloso set a daily record precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 3 April 1991.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 3 April 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Lucas Ojitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maramec	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marysvale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 326, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 3 April 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	326
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 3 April 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1991

Top 20 records on 3 April 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1991	Coloso, PR	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1991	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Seattle Tacoma AP, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Andarai, BR	daily rain	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Rangely 1E, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Prado, BR	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Olympia AP, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Sveg, SE	daily high min	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Shelton, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Hoquiam Bowerman AP, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	El Reno 1 N, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Port Angeles, US	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Wasilla 3 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1991	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	41 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1991. 1991 had 719 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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Data for records on 1991-04-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	580
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1