Weather Records on 3 April 2014

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 2014. Highest significance: Anderson 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 2014

On 3 April 2014, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 778 daily.
Anderson 1 N set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 3 April 2014.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 3 April 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon Spring NWS	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie Delaware Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
California	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 3 April 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 3 April 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 778.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 2014

Top 20 records on 3 April 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2014	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	111 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2014	Fulton, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	111 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2014	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2014	Abashiri, JP	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2014	Whitestown, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	111 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Griggsville, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	111 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Greenville, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Hermann, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Keams Canyon, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Moberly, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Evansville Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Ensenada 1 W, PR	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	36.5 C (97.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	120 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Maple City 1E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Weldon Spring NWS, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2014	Ft Davis, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	112 years	47 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2014. 2014 had 796 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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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 25	604
25 to 50	36
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2