Weather Records on 2 April 2026

780 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2026. Highest significance: Billings, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 2026

On 2 April 2026, 780 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 761 daily.
Billings set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 2 April 2026.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

780 stations

780 station records on 2 April 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rice Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft McKavett	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico City	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Erie	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 8 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kelley R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula Chis	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Higginsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Slug Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yanchi	China	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

780 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 311, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 April 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	311
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 April 2026 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 14, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2026

Top 20 records on 2 April 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2026	Billings, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	107 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2026	Rice Lake, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2026	Butler 4W, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2026	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Napoleon, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Clinton, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Decorah, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Ft McKavett, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Marshall, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Le Mars, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	W Pt, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	128 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Pellston Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Mexico City, MX	all-time high min	22.9 C (73.2 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Erie, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Saltillo, MX	monthly high min	24.7 C (76.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Galesburg 1NNE, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	College STN Easterwood Fld, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2026	Stevensville 2SW, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	45 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2026. 2026 had 780 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	1,324
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	1,438
2019	695
2020	1,127
2021	1,166
2022	577
2023	670
2024	1,043
2025	1,273
2026	780

Download the Data

Data for records on 2026-04-02: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	565
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1