Weather Records on 2 April 1990

1,203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1990. Highest significance: Malung, SE.

Key Facts for 2 April 1990

On 2 April 1990, 1,203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
650 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,163 daily.
Malung set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.7 mm (1.5 in) on 2 April 1990.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,203 stations

1,203 station records on 2 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Solleron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grundforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Transtrand_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tjarnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ockelbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hogbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holjes	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Al III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Finnbacka_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skattungbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.7 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storbron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evertsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toomba Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torsby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavsfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fizuly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,203 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 443, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 486, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	443
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	486
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 1,163.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,066 broken records

Margins by which the 1,066 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1990

Top 20 records on 2 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1990	Malung, SE	monthly rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 April 1990	Gregory Springs Station, AU	monthly rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1990	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1990	Geilo, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Birricannia, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Solleron, SE	monthly rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Grundforsen, SE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Boorara, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Quilpie Airport, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Transtrand_D, SE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Tjarnas, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Tanger, SE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1990	Ockelbo, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	45 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1990. 1990 had 1,203 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 1990-04-02: 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 20	1,025
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1