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Weather Records on 2 April 1909

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1909. Highest significance: Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1909

  • On 2 April 1909, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Gundaroo (Bairnsdale) set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 2 April 1909.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 2 April 1909 14 station records on 2 April 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 2 April 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 April 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation49.0 mm (1.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation21.7 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 2 April 1909 by type Records set or tied on 2 April 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 April 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 2 April 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 April 1909 by timescale Records on 2 April 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 April 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13.
Records on 2 April 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 April 1909 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 130 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 April 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1909
Top 14 records on 2 April 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 April 1909Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AUdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)36.8 mm (1.4 in)28 years49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1909Graaff Reinet, ZAdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)25.1 mm (1.0 in)7 years45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1909San Diego Wbo, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)33 years31 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1909Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)17 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1909Tarkastad (Pol), ZAmonthly rain49.0 mm (1.9 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1909Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZAdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1909Uccle, BEdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1909Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low max6.4 C (43.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1909Armagh, GBdaily low max5.3 C (41.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1909Sandvig, DKdaily low min-2.5 C (27.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1909Pesaro, ITdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1909Cradock, ZAdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1909Galway, IEdaily rain21.7 mm (0.9 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1909Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min (Tie)7.0 C (44.6 F)tie44 years4 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 1909
Records on 04-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1909. 1909 had 14 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 1909. 1909 had 14 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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