Weather Records on 3 April 2021

1,250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 2021. Highest significance: Sisian, AM.

Key Facts for 3 April 2021

On 3 April 2021, 1,250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
902 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,219 daily.
Sisian set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 3 April 2021.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,250 stations

1,250 station records on 3 April 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willis Island	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acajutla	El Salvador	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmore Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shippensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,250 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 605, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 195, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 April 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	605
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	195
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 April 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 1,219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,003 broken records

Margins by which the 1,003 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 142.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 2021

Top 20 records on 3 April 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2021	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	McKinley Park, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	College Obsy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Woodstock, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Glennville 3NW, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Selma, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Duncan, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Robinson, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	122 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	122 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Moab, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	127 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Storrs, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	124 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2021	Keene, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	124 years	40 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2021. 2021 had 1,250 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 2021-04-03: 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 20	996
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1