Weather Records on 2 April 1944

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1944. Highest significance: Bucuresti Filaret, RO.

Key Facts for 2 April 1944

On 2 April 1944, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 519 daily.
Bucuresti Filaret set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 April 1944.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 2 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	186.0 cm (73.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kennecott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Verde (1)	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 2 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 2 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 580.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1944

Top 20 records on 2 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1944	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Tanda, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Kiev, UA	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Oberstdorf, DE	daily snow depth	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Langhorne Creek 2, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Mohanpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily snow depth	186.0 cm (73.2 in)	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Cordova AP, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1944	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1944	Kennecott, US	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1944	Ballabgarh, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1944	Kent, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1944	Bayard, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1944	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1944	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1944	Ramban, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	31 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1944. 1944 had 532 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 1944-04-02: 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 100	464
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2