Weather Records on 2 April 1949

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1949. Highest significance: Pinal Rch, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1949

On 2 April 1949, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 414 daily.
Pinal Rch set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 2 April 1949.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 2 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ancho	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 2 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 2 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1949

Top 20 records on 2 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1949	Pinal Rch, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Chacon, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Tiruppathur, IN	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Capitan, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Ft Stanton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Chacon, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Crown King, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Corona, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Kalchini, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Ancho, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1949	Bhavani, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1949	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1949	Silver City, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1949	Mesa, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1949	El Dorado, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1949	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1949	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1949	Soro, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	32 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1949. 1949 had 437 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 50	333
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1