Weather Records on 2 April 1959

1,145 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1959. Highest significance: Toulby, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1959

On 2 April 1959, 1,145 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,058 daily.
Toulby set an all-time record daily precipitation of 226.6 mm (8.9 in) on 2 April 1959.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,145 stations

1,145 station records on 2 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Noorla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,145 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 266, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 697, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 2 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	266
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	697
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 74, daily 1,058.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,011 broken records

Margins by which the 1,011 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1959

Top 20 records on 2 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1959	Toulby, AU	all-time rain	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	monthly rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Collector (Brookdale), AU	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Dandaloo (Skye), AU	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Gnomery, AU	all-time rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Cudal Post Office, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Cookeys Plains, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Wallaroo, AU	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Blayney Post Office, AU	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Colac (Shire Office), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Tottenham Post Office, AU	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1959	Sagunbari, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1959. 1959 had 1,145 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 1959-04-02: 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	784
20 to 40	157
40 to 60	48
60 to 80	19
80 to 100	3