Weather Records on 2 April 1926

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1926. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 2 April 1926

On 2 April 1926, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 183 daily.
Milan set a daily record high maximum temperature of 23.4 C (74.1 F) on 2 April 1926.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

205 stations

205 station records on 2 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 2 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 2 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

170 broken records

Margins by which the 170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1926

Top 20 records on 2 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1926	Milan, IT	daily high max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1926	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1926	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1926	Uccle, BE	daily high max	21.8 C (71.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	90 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1926	Washington, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Lamar, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Lakeside, US	monthly low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Oxford, GB	daily high max	21.3 C (70.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Appleton City, US	monthly low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Porthill, US	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Las Animas, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Ottawa 4SW, US	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Bartow 1SE, US	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1926	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1926. 1926 had 205 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	157
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1