Weather Records on 2 April 1970

1,325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1970. Highest significance: Charlotte, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1970

On 2 April 1970, 1,325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 145 monthly and 1,178 daily.
Charlotte set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 2 April 1970.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,325 stations

1,325 station records on 2 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Evans Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Washago	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Killaloe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Tripoli 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neptune 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,325 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 196, Heaviest daily rainfall 675, Heaviest daily snowfall 236, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 2 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	196
Heaviest daily rainfall	675
Heaviest daily snowfall	236
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 2 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 145, daily 1,178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,156 broken records

Margins by which the 1,156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1970

Top 20 records on 2 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1970	Charlotte, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Hastings, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Gabriels, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Evans Landing, US	monthly rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Hamilton, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Lockport Lock 2, US	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1970	Palmyra, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1970	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1970	Barrage Mattawin, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1970	Windsor, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1970	Washago, CA	monthly snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1970	Antioch, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1970	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1970	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1970. 1970 had 1,325 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 1970-04-02: 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 100	1,097
100 to 200	55
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1