Weather Records on 2 April 1971

484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1971. Highest significance: Murraysburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 April 1971

On 2 April 1971, 484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 454 daily.
Murraysburg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 2 April 1971.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

484 stations

484 station records on 2 April 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shamhor	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cnory	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

484 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 2 April 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 2 April 1971 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1971

Top 20 records on 2 April 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1971	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1971	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1971	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1971	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1971	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Cameron Falls, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Shamhor, AZ	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Limassol, CY	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Maun, BW	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Ear Falls, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1971	Nooitgedacht, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	43 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1971. 1971 had 484 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 1971-04-02: 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	383
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1