Weather Records on 2 April 1918

68 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1918. Highest significance: Cape May 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1918

On 2 April 1918, 68 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 68 daily.
Cape May 2 NW set a daily record high maximum temperature of 25.6 C (78.1 F) on 2 April 1918.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

68 stations

68 station records on 2 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tomago	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

68 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.

Records on 2 April 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 68.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1918

Top 20 records on 2 April 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1918	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Wien, AT	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Portland, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Sarna, SE	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Hvar, HR	daily rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Sveg, SE	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Junsele, SE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Ottawa, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Lakefield, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Falun, SE	daily rain	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Varberg, SE	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Portland, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Northfield, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1918	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	20 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1918. 1918 had 68 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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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	28
3 to 5	20
5 to 8	7
8 to 10	3
10 to 13	0
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1