Weather Records on 2 April 1964

806 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1964. Highest significance: Southbourne, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1964

On 2 April 1964, 806 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 709 daily.
Southbourne set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 2 April 1964.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

806 stations

806 station records on 2 April 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wynrock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Craigie-Lea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Talbot House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Colunio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aldersyde Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Muchea Tree Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jenna Pullin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pantapin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caroling South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skilderkrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

806 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 442, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 2 April 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	442
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 2 April 1964 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 91, daily 709.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1964

Top 20 records on 2 April 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1964	Southbourne, AU	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Chinocup, AU	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Wynrock, AU	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Pingelly, AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Craigie-Lea, AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Talbot House, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Colunio, AU	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Aldersyde Post Office, AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Muchea Tree Farm, AU	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Narrogin, AU	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Redlands, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Perry, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Lower Chittering, AU	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Tambarmering, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Mooliabeenee Siding, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Mundaring, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Wannamal, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1964	Grass Valley, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1964	Boone, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1964. 1964 had 806 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1964-04-02: 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 50	659
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1