Weather Records on 2 April 1931

474 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1931. Highest significance: Alicedale, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 April 1931

On 2 April 1931, 474 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 451 daily.
Alicedale set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 2 April 1931.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

474 stations

474 station records on 2 April 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kanowana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wicannia (the Peak Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nandoura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo Wandong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bongeabong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muckerawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

474 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 April 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 April 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1931

Top 20 records on 2 April 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1931	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Kanowana, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Gilgandra (Berida), AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Mittagong Head Station, AU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Wicannia (the Peak Tank), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Branxton 2, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Nandoura, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Bingara (Derra Derra), AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Belltrees 1, AU	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Wandoo Wandong, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	White Cliffs Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1931	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1931. 1931 had 474 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 50	421
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1