Weather Records on 2 April 1942

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1942. Highest significance: Singimari, IN.

Key Facts for 2 April 1942

On 2 April 1942, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 164 daily.
Singimari set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 2 April 1942.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

172 stations

172 station records on 2 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachpadra	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 164.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

119 broken records

Margins by which the 119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1942

Top 20 records on 2 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1942	Singimari, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Richmond Post Office, AU	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Bjuraker, SE	monthly low max	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Dalby Post Office, AU	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Longreach Post Office, AU	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Vanersborg, SE	daily low max	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Nome AP, US	monthly rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Jasol, IN	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Pachpadra, IN	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Sindkheda, IN	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Clayoquot, CA	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Chopda, IN	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1942	Teriberka, RU	daily low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	41 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1942. 1942 had 172 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	114
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1