Weather Records on 2 April 1981

952 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1981. Highest significance: Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1981

On 2 April 1981, 952 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
592 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 928 daily.
Coorparoo Bowls Club set a daily record precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 2 April 1981.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

952 stations

952 station records on 2 April 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.2 mm (9.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Booroondarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Do Doutor	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mons Mari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lookout Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

952 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 331, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 April 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	331
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 April 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 928.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

813 broken records

Margins by which the 813 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1981

Top 20 records on 2 April 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1981	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Redlands Hrs, AU	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	109.3 mm (4.3 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Margate Collins St, AU	monthly rain	246.2 mm (9.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Eagle Farm Racecourse, AU	daily rain	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1981	Archerfield Airport, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1981	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1981	Alderley, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1981	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	57 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1981. 1981 had 952 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 1981-04-02: 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	723
25 to 50	56
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1