Weather Records on 2 April 1997

952 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1997. Highest significance: Escalante, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 1997

On 2 April 1997, 952 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 886 daily.
Escalante set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 2 April 1997.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

952 stations

952 station records on 2 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Taunton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Guachochi (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
West Medway	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mier Y Noriega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reading	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itauna-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kemoo Camp 8 855	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hidalgo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tobyhanna Pocono Mtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Entre Rios de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedona	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction 6ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Escola Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

952 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 2 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 2 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 63, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

747 broken records

Margins by which the 747 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1997

Top 20 records on 2 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1997	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1997	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1997	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	116 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1997	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1997	Taunton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1997	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1997	Hardwick, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Guachochi (Cfe), MX	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Panguitch, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Victoria Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Lowell, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Zuur Anys, ZA	daily rain	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	West Medway, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Woonsocket, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Hatch, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1997. 1997 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 1997-04-02: 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 100	698
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	4