Weather Records on 2 April 1933

157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1933. Highest significance: Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1933

On 2 April 1933, 157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 156 daily.
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 2 April 1933.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

157 stations

157 station records on 2 April 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

157 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 April 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 April 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 156.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

127 broken records

Margins by which the 127 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1933

Top 20 records on 2 April 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1933	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Oakland, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	San Jose, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Santa Clara UNIV, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Glenbie, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Billings Wtp, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	Liepaja, LV	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1933	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	32 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1933. 1933 had 157 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 1933-04-02: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 April 1933
Margin	Records
0 to 5	99
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1