Weather Records on 2 April 2005

1,141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2005. Highest significance: Kendenup, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 2005

On 2 April 2005, 1,141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 367 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Kendenup set an all-time record daily precipitation of 125.8 mm (5.0 in) on 2 April 2005.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,141 stations

1,141 station records on 2 April 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Iawakia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rocky Gully Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Albany Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bokerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mettler	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Little Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walters Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
One Tree Bridge (Hazelmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windrush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mactun	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
High Point Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wayjo Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,141 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 231, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 April 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	231
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 April 2005 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 91, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

978 broken records

Margins by which the 978 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2005

Top 20 records on 2 April 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2005	Kendenup, AU	all-time rain	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 April 2005	Woogenellup, AU	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 April 2005	Grassmere, AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 April 2005	Iawakia, AU	all-time rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 April 2005	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 April 2005	Rocky Gully Town, AU	all-time rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2005	Arundel, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2005	Albany Airport, AU	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2005	Phoenixville 1 E, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2005	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2005	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2005	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	120 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2005	Cherry Point MCAS, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2005	Springfields, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2005	Perillup, AU	all-time rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2005	Barrett Meadows, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2005	Greene, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2005	Marcus Hook, US	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2005	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2005	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	57 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2005. 2005 had 1,141 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 2005-04-02: 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	967
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1