Weather Records on 3 April 2015

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 2015. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 2015

On 3 April 2015, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 508 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 131.3 mm (5.2 in) on 3 April 2015.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 3 April 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dandong	China	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond State Police	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Svijagino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Union 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Swg Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tangadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoseda Hard	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hodgenville Lincoln P	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem Ctr 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dingle Dell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fukue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 3 April 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 3 April 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 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 2015

Top 20 records on 3 April 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2015	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	105 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 April 2015	Kamennaja-Step, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	115 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2015	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2015	Georgetown Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2015	Louisville Intl AP, US	monthly rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2015	Dandong, CN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2015	Maun, BW	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Louisville McAlpine, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Charleston - Yeager AP, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Richmond State Police, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Svijagino, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Hissar, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Suttsu, JP	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Clay City 1 WNW, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Kutchan, JP	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Paris, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	W Union 6 ENE, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2015	Rumoi, JP	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	49 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2015. 2015 had 528 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	400
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1