Weather Records on 2 April 1948

452 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1948. Highest significance: Kealia 1112, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1948

On 2 April 1948, 452 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 435 daily.
Kealia 1112 set a daily record precipitation of 86.9 mm (3.4 in) on 2 April 1948.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

452 stations

452 station records on 2 April 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athabasca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

452 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1948

Top 20 records on 2 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1948	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	Sagar, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	St Walburg, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	Garhshankar, IN	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	Kjahta, RU	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	Natashquan A, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1948	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1948	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1948	Sri Ranbirsingh, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1948	Jim Thorpe, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1948	Revelstoke, CA	monthly low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1948	Channel, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1948	Viralimalai, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1948	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	64 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1948. 1948 had 452 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 1948-04-02: 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	347
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1