Weather Records on 2 April 1934

266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1934. Highest significance: Miranda Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1934

On 2 April 1934, 266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 260 daily.
Miranda Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 2 April 1934.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

266 stations

266 station records on 2 April 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tebessa	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

266 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 April 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 April 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

216 broken records

Margins by which the 216 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1934

Top 20 records on 2 April 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1934	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1934	Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1934	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1934	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1934	Taung, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1934	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1934	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1934	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1934	Petoskey, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1934	Ovando, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1934	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1934	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1934	Philipsburg, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1934	Port Lincoln, AU	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1934	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1934	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1934	Union 3 SSE, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1934	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1934	Anthony Lagoon, AU	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1934	Gympie, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	23 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1934. 1934 had 266 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	186
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1