Weather Records on 2 April 1987

941 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1987. Highest significance: Chickamauga 2 SW, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1987

On 2 April 1987, 941 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 545 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 87 monthly and 854 daily.
Chickamauga 2 SW set a monthly record daily snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 2 April 1987.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

941 stations

941 station records on 2 April 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heflin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

941 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 336, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 2 April 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	336
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 2 April 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 87, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

719 broken records

Margins by which the 719 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 1987

Top 20 records on 2 April 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1987	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Carrollton Lock 1, US	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Kingston, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Canisteo 1 SW, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Bremerton, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Heflin, US	monthly snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Aiken 5SE, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Anderson, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Pomeroy, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Key W Intl AP, US	monthly low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Republic, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Homestead Exp STN, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Onaway 4N, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	N Stratford, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Canaan, US	monthly snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1987	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	77 years	39 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1987. 1987 had 941 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 25	647
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1