Weather Records on 15 April 2024

1,096 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 2024. Highest significance: Gavar, AM.

Key Facts for 15 April 2024

On 15 April 2024, 1,096 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
723 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Gavar set a daily record precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 15 April 2024.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,096 stations

1,096 station records on 15 April 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hoogkarspel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogwoud	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stavoren_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heiloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Obdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lelystad_(Eendenweg)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Bay Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetermeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nijkerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Voorthuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,096 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 384, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 339, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 April 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	384
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	339
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 April 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

921 broken records

Margins by which the 921 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 2024

Top 20 records on 15 April 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 2024	Gavar, AM	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	126 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 April 2024	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	129 years	76 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Putbus, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	154 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	119 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Aparan, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Hrazdan, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Heeg, NL	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Hoogkarspel, NL	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Five Points 5 SSW, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Pinnacles Np, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Weesp, NL	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Heerde, NL	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2024	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2024	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2024	Makkum, NL	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2024	Eernewoude, NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2024	Medemblik, NL	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2024	Hoogwoud, NL	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2024	Stavoren_1, NL	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	54 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

1801 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2024. 2024 had 1,096 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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 20	895
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1