Weather Records on 2 April 1937

142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1937. Highest significance: Shikarpur, IN.

Key Facts for 2 April 1937

On 2 April 1937, 142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 139 daily.
Shikarpur set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 2 April 1937.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

142 stations

142 station records on 2 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpuri(Rampur)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

142 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 2 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 2 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

124 broken records

Margins by which the 124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 820.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1937

Top 20 records on 2 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1937	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1937	Rajpuri(Rampur), IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1937	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1937	Sarpsborg, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Glasgow #2, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Grundy Ctr, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	West Bend, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Iowa Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Concord, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Malta, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Loa, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Northwood, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Montcornet, FR	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1937	Harihar, IN	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1937. 1937 had 142 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1937-04-02: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	121
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1