Weather Records on 2 April 1938

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1938. Highest significance: Randfontein (Gm), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 April 1938

On 2 April 1938, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 266 daily.
Randfontein (Gm) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 2 April 1938.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

279 stations

279 station records on 2 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1938

Top 20 records on 2 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1938	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1938	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1938	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1938	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1938	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1938	Darlington, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1938	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1938	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1938	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1938	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1938	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1938	Enterprise, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1938	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1938	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1938	Rolfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1938	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1938	Uppiliyapuram, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1938	Suldalsvatn, NO	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1938	Roldal, NO	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1938	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	25 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1938. 1938 had 279 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	172
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1