Weather Records on 4 April 2011

1,155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 2011. Highest significance: Mount Barnett, AU.

Key Facts for 4 April 2011

On 4 April 2011, 1,155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
772 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,119 daily.
Mount Barnett set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 4 April 2011.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,155 stations

1,155 station records on 4 April 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huayacocotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Argyle Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Zembo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clackamas Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Lorenzo Sayula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Metepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Amajac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sophie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menara	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Elizabeth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlap 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Omitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barvesk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,155 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 558, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 4 April 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	558
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 4 April 2011 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 1,119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

894 broken records

Margins by which the 894 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 2011

Top 20 records on 4 April 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 2011	Mount Barnett, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2011	Warmun, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2011	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Presa la Esperanza, MX	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Huayacocotla, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily low max	22.3 C (72.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Warmun, AU	daily low max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Avery Rs #2, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Lake Argyle Resort, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Wyndham, AU	daily low max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	El Zembo, MX	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Brownsville, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Clackamas Lake, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Port Washington, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Allerton, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2011	Sterling, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	117 years	46 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 1,155 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 2011-04-04: 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	880
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1