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Weather Records on 2 April 1908

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1908. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 2 April 1908

  • On 2 April 1908, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 12 daily.
  • St John's set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 2 April 1908.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 2 April 1908 13 station records on 2 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 2 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature3.7 C (38.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 2 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 2 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 01234Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 2 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 April 1908 by timescale Records on 2 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12.
Records on 2 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 April 1908 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 20: 820 to 40: 140 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 April 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 208
20 to 401
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1908
Top 13 records on 2 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 April 1908St John's, CAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)17 years27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Port Hastings, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)15.3 cm (6.0 in)19 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Port Hastings, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)19 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Peterborough, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2.1 cm (0.8 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Dubuque River, USdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low max-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Halifax, CAmonthly low max (Tie)-2.2 C (28.0 F)tie26 years5 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Salzburg, ATdaily low max3.7 C (38.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)5 years4 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1908Nora_D, SEdaily rain (Tie)4.6 mm (0.18 in)tie13 years1 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 1908
Records on 04-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1908. 1908 had 13 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001815: 31819: 11830: 11841: 11843: 11848: 21852: 21855: 21856: 11872: 11877: 11878: 11879: 21881: 11882: 11884: 11886: 11887: 21889: 31890: 11891: 41892: 41893: 11897: 51898: 11899: 51900: 121901: 31902: 21903: 121904: 121905: 151906: 71907: 201908: 131909: 141910: 221911: 401912: 251913: 291914: 641915: 281916: 671917: 651918: 681919: 521920: 621921: 801922: 211923: 1051924: 3031925: 1281926: 2051927: 2261928: 2711929: 2031930: 1621931: 4741932: 4551933: 1571934: 2661935: 4491936: 1,2391937: 1421938: 2791939: 2651940: 5681941: 2761942: 1721943: 3231944: 5321945: 1,1611946: 9831947: 3731948: 4521949: 4371950: 4361951: 3071952: 3071953: 3861954: 6101955: 3111956: 8341957: 4861958: 5531959: 1,1451960: 4141961: 7011962: 4591963: 1,3911964: 8061965: 5941966: 4921967: 8091968: 3911969: 4161970: 1,3251971: 4841972: 4671973: 6471974: 8081975: 1,6791976: 5921977: 6691978: 7111979: 7801980: 5671981: 9521982: 1,0261983: 8901984: 1,0211985: 9221986: 7511987: 9411988: 1,0841989: 1,0371990: 1,2031991: 6261992: 1,8351993: 8371994: 4921995: 6491996: 1,0801997: 9521998: 1,0601999: 1,4432000: 8602001: 8102002: 1,2722003: 1,1142004: 8932005: 1,1412006: 7942007: 9682008: 8382009: 9842010: 1,3942011: 1,4192012: 1,5152013: 7062014: 5772015: 4902016: 6612017: 6222018: 1,4392019: 6952020: 1,1272021: 1,1642022: 5772023: 6712024: 1,0442025: 1,2732026: 7801815188619061922193819541970198620022018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1908. 1908 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-02 in each year
YearRecords
18153
18191
18301
18411
18431
18482
18522
18552
18561
18721
18771
18781
18792
18811
18821
18841
18861
18872
18893
18901
18914
18924
18931
18975
18981
18995
190012
19013
19022
190312
190412
190515
19067
190720
190813
190914
191022
191140
191225
191329
191464
191528
191667
191765
191868
191952
192062
192180
192221
1923105
1924303
1925128
1926205
1927226
1928271
1929203
1930162
1931474
1932455
1933157
1934266
1935449
19361,239
1937142
1938279
1939265
1940568
1941276
1942172
1943323
1944532
19451,161
1946983
1947373
1948452
1949437
1950436
1951307
1952307
1953386
1954610
1955311
1956834
1957486
1958553
19591,145
1960414
1961701
1962459
19631,391
1964806
1965594
1966492
1967809
1968391
1969416
19701,325
1971484
1972467
1973647
1974808
19751,679
1976592
1977669
1978711
1979780
1980567
1981952
19821,026
1983890
19841,021
1985922
1986751
1987941
19881,084
19891,037
19901,203
1991626
19921,835
1993837
1994492
1995649
19961,080
1997952
19981,060
19991,443
2000860
2001810
20021,272
20031,114
2004893
20051,141
2006794
2007968
2008838
2009984
20101,394
20111,419
20121,515
2013706
2014577
2015490
2016661
2017622
20181,439
2019695
20201,127
20211,164
2022577
2023671
20241,044
20251,273
2026780

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).