Weather Records on 2 April 1928

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1928. Highest significance: Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1928

On 2 April 1928, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 262 daily.
Tibooburra (Olive Downs) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 98.6 mm (3.9 in) on 2 April 1928.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 2 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 2 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 262.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

217 broken records

Margins by which the 217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1928

Top 20 records on 2 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1928	Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AU	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1928	Ukiah, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1928	Milan, IT	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Bologna, IT	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Milparinka Hotel, AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Landsort, SE	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Old Halls Creek, AU	monthly high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Leech Lake, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Larimore 4SW, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1928	Berkeley, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	18 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1928. 1928 had 271 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 10	213
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1