Weather Records on 2 April 1979

780 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1979. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1979

On 2 April 1979, 780 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 720 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 2 April 1979.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

780 stations

780 station records on 2 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Mathieu Laprairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmor	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

780 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 139, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 2 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	139
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 2 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 59, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

632 broken records

Margins by which the 632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1979

Top 20 records on 2 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1979	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Milawa Brown Bros, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Newport, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Denison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Milan Exp STN, US	monthly rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Schulenburg, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Chilton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Forrest City, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Ida Grove 5NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Springfield Exp STN, US	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Clarinda, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Dundee 2NE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1979	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	43 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1979. 1979 had 780 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 1979-04-02: 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 200	630
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1