Weather Records on 4 April 1991

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1991. Highest significance: Centralia, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 1991

On 4 April 1991, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
687 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 927 daily.
Centralia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 4 April 1991.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 4 April 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grayland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newhalem	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clatskanie	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 276, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 411, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 4 April 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	276
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	411
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 4 April 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 927.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

799 broken records

Margins by which the 799 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

4 April 1991

Top 20 records on 4 April 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1991	Centralia, US	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 April 1991	Kent, US	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1991	Landsburg, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1991	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1991	Buckley 1 NE, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1991	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1991	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1991	Haskins Dam, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1991	Toledo FAA AP, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1991	Seattle Urban Site, US	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1991	Seattle Tacoma AP, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1991	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1991	Forest Grove, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1991	Darrington Rs, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1991	Newport, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1991	Wharton, US	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1991	Shelton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1991	Yorktown, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1991	Olympia AP, US	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1991	Dilley 2 S, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 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

1794 to 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 957 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1991-04-04: 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	782
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1