Weather Records on 2 April 1973

647 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1973. Highest significance: Newburyport, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1973

On 2 April 1973, 647 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 601 daily.
Newburyport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 2 April 1973.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

647 stations

647 station records on 2 April 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Westerland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pedregulho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piratininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lennestadt-Theten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newfane	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

647 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 2 April 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 2 April 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1973

Top 20 records on 2 April 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1973	Newburyport, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1973	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1973	Newkirk, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Vernon, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Portland Jetport, US	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Westerland, DE	monthly rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Wolmada, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Muenster, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Newkirk, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Mays Mill, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Heath, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Bramsche, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Buritizal, BR	daily rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1973	Pedregulho, BR	monthly rain	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	0 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1973. 1973 had 647 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-04-02: 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	535
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1