Weather Records on 2 April 1951

307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1951. Highest significance: Dhamtari, IN.

Key Facts for 2 April 1951

On 2 April 1951, 307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 294 daily.
Dhamtari set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 2 April 1951.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

307 stations

307 station records on 2 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	225.0 cm (88.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	192.0 cm (75.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	196.0 cm (77.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilara	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hassanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

307 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 2 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 2 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1951

Top 20 records on 2 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1951	Dhamtari, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1951	Parasala, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1951	Stewart, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1951	Waramain, IN	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1951	Nord Odal, NO	daily snow depth	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1951	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Gvarv, NO	daily snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Mykland, NO	all-time snow depth	225.0 cm (88.6 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Jayamkondam, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	monthly snow depth	192.0 cm (75.6 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Tuddal, NO	monthly snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Lalgudi, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily high max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1951	Washington, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	30 years	27 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1951. 1951 had 307 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	256
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1