Weather Records on 1 April 2002

985 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 2002. Highest significance: Fessenden, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 2002

On 1 April 2002, 985 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
638 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 950 daily.
Fessenden set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 1 April 2002.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

985 stations

985 station records on 1 April 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Man	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enderlin 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimchaek/Songjin	Korea, North	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
William O Huske L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

985 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 427, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 1 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	427
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 1 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 2002

Top 20 records on 1 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 2002	Fessenden, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Semjachik, RU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Charleston, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Sharon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Melilla, ES	monthly rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Preobrazhenie, RU	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Marmarth, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Copperhill, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Naalehu 14, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Lindbergh Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Chama, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Suaqui Grande (Smn), MX	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Kirov, RU	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Rison, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Arcola, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Jackson, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Cooperstown, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2002	Vernal, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 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

1803 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2002. 2002 had 985 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	893
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	718
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	746
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1