Weather Records on 2 April 1921

80 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1921. Highest significance: Musgrave, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1921

On 2 April 1921, 80 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 78 daily.
Musgrave set a daily record precipitation of 134.4 mm (5.3 in) on 2 April 1921.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

80 stations

80 station records on 2 April 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tomago	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

80 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 April 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 April 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 78.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1921

Top 20 records on 2 April 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1921	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1921	Molong (King St), AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1921	Enngonia (Morton Plains), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1921	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1921	Tomago, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Burwood 1, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	57 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Burrabogie, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Gavle, SE	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Tilpa (Warloo), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Calga, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Bjuraker, SE	daily high max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1921	Galway, IE	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	19 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1921. 1921 had 80 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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Data for records on 1921-04-02: 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 2026-10-17 (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	62
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1