Weather Records on 2 April 1978

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1978. Highest significance: Orbost (Comparison), AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1978

On 2 April 1978, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 699 daily.
Orbost (Comparison) set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 2 April 1978.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 2 April 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gelantipy East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Assuncao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edenville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krokodilbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atilio Vivacqua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 April 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 April 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 699.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1978

Top 20 records on 2 April 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1978	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1978	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1978	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Kangaroo Hills Station, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Bindi, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Einasleigh Township, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Lyons River, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Gelantipy East, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Swifts Creek, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Cabbage Tree Creek, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Catemaco, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1978	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	48 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1978. 1978 had 711 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 1978-04-02: 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 25	525
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1