Weather Records on 2 April 1965

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1965. Highest significance: Rogers, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1965

On 2 April 1965, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 568 daily.
Rogers set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 2 April 1965.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 2 April 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Cora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hughton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Consul	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rayack	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Capulin 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Tujunga Dam Fc46	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 2 April 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 2 April 1965 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1965

Top 20 records on 2 April 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1965	Rogers, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1965	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Wadena 3 S, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Orofino, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Ranike, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Grangeville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Parli, IN	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Independence, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Sedan, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Mora, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Cerro Cora, BR	daily rain	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Neosho, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Picui, BR	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1965	Chenari, IN	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	47 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1965. 1965 had 594 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 1965-04-02: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 April 1965
Margin	Records
0 to 100	492
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1