Weather Records on 2 April 1988

1,084 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1988. Highest significance: Swellendam (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 April 1988

On 2 April 1988, 1,084 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,014 daily.
Swellendam (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 2 April 1988.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,084 stations

1,084 station records on 2 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carangola	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ourimbah (Dog Trap Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cadney Park (Arckaringa Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,084 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 567, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 2 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	567
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 2 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 61, daily 1,014.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

932 broken records

Margins by which the 932 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1988

Top 20 records on 2 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1988	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	90 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1988	Elkhart, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1988	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1988	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1988	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1988	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1988	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1988	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1988	Grootvlakte, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1988	Osage City, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1988	Richfield 10 WSW, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1988	Sharon Springs, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1988	Lebo, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1988	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1988	Carangola, BR	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1988	Hooker, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1988	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1988	Rexford, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1988	Stratford, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1988	Haigler, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	52 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1988. 1988 had 1,084 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 100	895
100 to 200	30
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1