Weather Records on 2 April 1966

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1966. Highest significance: Saint Paul Is AP, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1966

On 2 April 1966, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 463 daily.
Saint Paul Is AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 2 April 1966.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

492 stations

492 station records on 2 April 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tabba Tabba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamond (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 April 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 April 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1966

Top 20 records on 2 April 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1966	Saint Paul Is AP, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1966	Hamersley, AU	monthly rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1966	Indee, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1966	Karratha Station, AU	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1966	Strelley, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Saint Paul Is AP, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Coolawanyah, AU	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Mallina, AU	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Boodarie, AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Carlindie, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Mundabullangana, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Puerto Vallarta, MX	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Tabba Tabba, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Cooya Pooya, AU	monthly rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Wyloo, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	San Gabriel, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Villahermosa (Smn), MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1966	Silverstreams, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1966. 1966 had 492 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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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	362
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1