Weather Records on 2 April 1998

1,060 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1998. Highest significance: Laurieton (Elouera St), AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1998

On 2 April 1998, 1,060 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
477 were record highs and 359 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 960 daily.
Laurieton (Elouera St) set a daily record precipitation of 191.0 mm (7.5 in) on 2 April 1998.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,060 stations

1,060 station records on 2 April 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amarante	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tihvin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Gallegos Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onega	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ayutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graterford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Veyo Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sakun'ja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jur'evec	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bangassou	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kem'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rybinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,060 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 2 April 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 2 April 1998 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 94, daily 960.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1998

Top 20 records on 2 April 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1998	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 1998	Durham, GB	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Arhangelsk, RU	monthly low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Morpeth: Cockle Park, GB	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Holtwood, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Champion van Riper Pk, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Independence, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Amarante, PT	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Smithfield, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	monthly low max	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Kirov, RU	monthly low max	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Ash Mtn, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Waverly, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1998	Tihvin, RU	monthly low max	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	59 years	37 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1998. 1998 had 1,060 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 20	780
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1