Weather Records on 2 April 1919

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1919. Highest significance: Freiburg, DE.

Key Facts for 2 April 1919

On 2 April 1919, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 46 daily.
Freiburg set a daily record snow depth of 15.0 cm (5.9 in) on 2 April 1919.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 2 April 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fernleigh (St.Helena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 April 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 April 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 46.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records

Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1919

Top 20 records on 2 April 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1919	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Middletown 4 W, US	monthly low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Middletown 4 W, US	monthly low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Blue Hill Coop, US	monthly low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Setauket Strong, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Storrs, US	monthly low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Bute, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Denman (Martindale), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Lowell, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Terowie, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1919	Fernleigh (St.Helena), AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	27 years	13 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1919. 1919 had 52 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 20	41
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1