Weather Records on 2 April 1954

610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1954. Highest significance: Zmeinogorsk, RU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1954

On 2 April 1954, 610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 476 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 227 monthly and 383 daily.
Zmeinogorsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 2 April 1954.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

610 stations

610 station records on 2 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

610 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 256, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 220, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	256
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	220
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 227, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

513 broken records

Margins by which the 513 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1954

Top 20 records on 2 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1954	Zmeinogorsk, RU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Parelhas (Dnocs), BR	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Calgary Int'l A, CA	monthly low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Olds, CA	monthly low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Hillsdown, CA	monthly low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Springdale, CA	monthly low min	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Grafton, US	monthly low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Aberdeen, US	monthly low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Agassiz Cda, CA	monthly low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Glasgow #2, US	monthly low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Forman 5 SSE, US	monthly low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1954	Glacier, CA	monthly low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1954	Pandaria, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1954	Two Harbors, US	monthly low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1954	Larimore 4SW, US	monthly low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1954	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1954	Elk Point, CA	monthly low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1954	Amenia, US	monthly low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1954	Ellendale, US	monthly low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	33 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1954. 1954 had 610 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 1954-04-02: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	488
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2