Weather Records on 2 April 1991

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1991. Highest significance: Broderup, DK.

Key Facts for 2 April 1991

On 2 April 1991, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 595 daily.
Broderup set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 2 April 1991.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 2 April 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tacotan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acaiaca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cardoso Moreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Barreiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lijing	China	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simao	China	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahnomen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 2 April 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 2 April 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1991

Top 20 records on 2 April 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1991	Broderup, DK	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1991	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	6.3 C (43.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	136 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Tengchong, CN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Wessington Springs, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Wasilla 3 S, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Mae Hong Son, TH	monthly low min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Dalatangi, IS	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Tacotan, MX	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Durham, GB	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Karasjok, NO	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Acaiaca-Jusante, BR	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Sveg, SE	daily high min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Chandler, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Fazenda Ajudas, BR	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Ellendale, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1991	Boras, SE	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1991	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1991	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily low max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1991. 1991 had 626 records.

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

Records on 04-02 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1819	1
1830	1
1841	1
1843	1
1848	2
1852	2
1855	2
1856	1
1872	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1897	5
1898	1
1899	5
1900	12
1901	3
1902	2
1903	12
1904	12
1905	15
1906	7
1907	20
1908	13
1909	14
1910	22
1911	40
1912	25
1913	29
1914	64
1915	28
1916	67
1917	65
1918	68
1919	52
1920	62
1921	80
1922	21
1923	105
1924	303
1925	128
1926	205
1927	226
1928	271
1929	203
1930	162
1931	474
1932	455
1933	157
1934	266
1935	449
1936	1,239
1937	142
1938	279
1939	265
1940	568
1941	276
1942	172
1943	323
1944	532
1945	1,161
1946	983
1947	373
1948	452
1949	437
1950	436
1951	307
1952	307
1953	386
1954	610
1955	311
1956	834
1957	486
1958	553
1959	1,145
1960	414
1961	701
1962	459
1963	1,391
1964	806
1965	594
1966	492
1967	809
1968	391
1969	416
1970	1,325
1971	484
1972	467
1973	647
1974	808
1975	1,679
1976	592
1977	669
1978	711
1979	780
1980	567
1981	952
1982	1,026
1983	890
1984	1,021
1985	922
1986	751
1987	941
1988	1,084
1989	1,037
1990	1,203
1991	626
1992	1,835
1993	837
1994	492
1995	649
1996	1,080
1997	952
1998	1,060
1999	1,443
2000	860
2001	810
2002	1,272
2003	1,114
2004	893
2005	1,141
2006	794
2007	968
2008	838
2009	984
2010	1,394
2011	1,419
2012	1,515
2013	706
2014	577
2015	490
2016	661
2017	622
2018	1,439
2019	695
2020	1,127
2021	1,164
2022	577
2023	671
2024	1,044
2025	1,273
2026	780

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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	502
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2