Weather Records on 2 April 1968

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1968. Highest significance: Coalville, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1968

On 2 April 1968, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 383 daily.
Coalville set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 2 April 1968.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 2 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coalville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orderville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guaicurus (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tejucuoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boissevain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein "Rietpan"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cabazon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1968

Top 20 records on 2 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1968	Coalville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968	Putbus, DE	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968	Grenora, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968	Assobani, IN	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968	Farmerville, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968	Mohall, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1968	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1968	Long Lake 5 SW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1968	Logansport, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1968	Wytheville, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1968	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1968	Lustre 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1968	Gilmer 4 WNW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1968	Orderville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1968	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1968. 1968 had 391 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 1968-04-02: 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	303
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	5