Weather Records on 3 April 2001

890 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 2001. Highest significance: Tupper Lake Sunmount, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 2001

On 3 April 2001, 890 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 858 daily.
Tupper Lake Sunmount set a daily record snow depth of 134.6 cm (53.0 in) on 3 April 2001.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

890 stations

890 station records on 3 April 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rutland	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rib Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erzurum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tupelo Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weare	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ware	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

890 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 3 April 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	237
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 3 April 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 858.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 2001

Top 20 records on 3 April 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2001	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2001	Rutland, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2001	Lakeport 2, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2001	Marion Island, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Skwentna, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Burlington Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Lewiston, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Cornwall, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Babb 6 NE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Valier, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Bonners Ferry, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Hanover, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Ouray, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Creston, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Ghanzi, BW	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2001	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	monthly low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	45 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2001. 2001 had 890 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 2001-04-03: 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 100	596
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	2