Weather Records on 3 April 2024

1,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 2024. Highest significance: Gwalior, IN.

Key Facts for 3 April 2024

On 3 April 2024, 1,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
448 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 974 daily.
Gwalior set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 3 April 2024.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,027 stations

1,027 station records on 3 April 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Daugavpils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baranovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kingisepp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Loyalhanna Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lyntupy	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Utena	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peshtigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pike Island(Lock & Dam)	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Gallitzin Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,027 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 287, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 360, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 3 April 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	287
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 3 April 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 974.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

878 broken records

Margins by which the 878 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 2024

Top 20 records on 3 April 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2024	Gwalior, IN	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Donora 1 SW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Daugavpils, LV	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Lac Vieux Desert, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	101 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	124 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Zoseni, LV	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Arlington, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Marquette, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Cheltenham Kingston Centre, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Newark Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2024	Baranovichi, BY	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2024	Middlebourne 3 ESE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2024	Kingisepp, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2024	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2024	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2024	Antigo, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2024	Carlisle Wtp, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	173 years	56 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2024. 2024 had 1,027 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 50	833
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1