Weather Records on 2 April 1956

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1956. Highest significance: Bright Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1956

On 2 April 1956, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
475 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 812 daily.
Bright Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 2 April 1956.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 2 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.7 C (-39.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 376, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 2 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	376
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 2 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 812.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1956

Top 20 records on 2 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1956	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1956	Kergunyah South, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Glen Innes Gasworks, AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Cedar Rapids 2, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Young, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	71.2 cm (28.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Plashett, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Waverly, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Antenor Navarro, BR	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1956	Tatura Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1956. 1956 had 834 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 1956-04-02: 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 100	688
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1