Weather Records on 2 April 1975

1,679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1975. Highest significance: Powell Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1975

On 2 April 1975, 1,679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 901 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 283 monthly and 1,393 daily.
Powell Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 140.8 mm (5.5 in) on 2 April 1975.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,679 stations

1,679 station records on 2 April 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Botanischer Garten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Jong Ranch, Howic	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iawakia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abingdon Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,679 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 370, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 531, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 248, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 2 April 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	370
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	531
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	248
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 2 April 1975 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 283, daily 1,393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,349 broken records

Margins by which the 1,349 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 1975

Top 20 records on 2 April 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1975	Powell Creek, AU	monthly rain	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1975	O'Neill, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1975	Sidney, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1975	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1975	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1975	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	King River, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Hampton, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Loup City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Carmendale, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	127 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Manypeaks, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Jerome, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Lamoni, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	13.3 cm (5.2 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1975	Virginia, US	daily snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	4 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1975. 1975 had 1,679 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 1975-04-02: 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	1,313
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1