Weather Records on 2 April 1974

808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1974. Highest significance: Tehachapi, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1974

On 2 April 1974, 808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 786 daily.
Tehachapi set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 2 April 1974.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

808 stations

808 station records on 2 April 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria Aerodromo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Francisco Xavier	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

808 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 410, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	410
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 786.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1974

Top 20 records on 2 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1974	Tehachapi, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1974	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1974	Gijon la Merced, ES	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Koobabbie, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Willow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Texas Downs, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Moab, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Morgan, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Vitoria Aerodromo, ES	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Jhb-Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Coalville, US	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Sao Francisco Xavier, BR	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Derby, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1974	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	7 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1974. 1974 had 808 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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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	669
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1