Weather Records on 2 April 1999

1,443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1999. Highest significance: Luna Rs, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1999

On 2 April 1999, 1,443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
554 were record highs and 369 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 121 monthly and 1,317 daily.
Luna Rs set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 2 April 1999.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,443 stations

1,443 station records on 2 April 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Manly Vale (Manly Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Redington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundurin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Entrance (Eloora Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moonbi (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Myall Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Bay (the Coast Golf Clu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogunbil (Waterfall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,443 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 252, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 2 April 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	252
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 2 April 1999 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 121, daily 1,317.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,152 broken records

Margins by which the 1,152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1999

Top 20 records on 2 April 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1999	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1999	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1999	Manly Vale (Manly Dam), AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1999	Riverview Observatory, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1999	Jerome, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1999	Redington, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1999	Edmore 4NW, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1999	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1999	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1999	McNary 2N, US	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1999	Luna Rs, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1999	Payson, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1999	Weabonga (Stoneleigh), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1999	Reserve Rs, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1999	Gisela, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1999	Canelo 1 NW, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1999	Childs, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1999	Snowflake, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1999	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1999	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	52 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1999. 1999 had 1,443 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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Data for records on 1999-04-02: 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 50	1,066
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1