Weather Records on 2 April 1943

323 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1943. Highest significance: Clyde Park, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1943

On 2 April 1943, 323 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 318 daily.
Clyde Park set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 2 April 1943.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

323 stations

323 station records on 2 April 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booralaming	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coodingnow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

323 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 April 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 April 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1943

Top 20 records on 2 April 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1943	Clyde Park, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1943	Milan, IT	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	127 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1943	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1943	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1943	Ballidu, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1943	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Galway, IE	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Buxa, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Poranga, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Hatch, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Tooele, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Lankeys Creek (Woodridge), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Hay River, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Choteau, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	Evanston 1 E, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1943	High River, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	21 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1943. 1943 had 323 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 1943-04-02: 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 20	244
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1