Weather Records on 2 April 1972

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1972. Highest significance: Cobar (Paddington), AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1972

On 2 April 1972, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 441 daily.
Cobar (Paddington) set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 2 April 1972.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 2 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.2 mm (10.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodnight Scrub Res 169	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee Station Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowmead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geham State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Inacio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 2 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 2 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1972

Top 20 records on 2 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1972	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1972	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1972	Mt Mee, AU	monthly rain	266.2 mm (10.5 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1972	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1972	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Moore Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Boona-Choppa, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Lady Elliot Island, AU	monthly rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Moreton Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Gympie, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Nukinenda, AU	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Kalpowar Forestry, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Woodlea, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Goodnight Scrub Res 169, AU	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Booyal Central State School, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Widgee Station Hill, AU	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1972	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	41 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1972. 1972 had 467 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 1972-04-02: 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	330
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2