Weather Records on 3 April 2002

1,190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 2002. Highest significance: Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES.

Key Facts for 3 April 2002

On 3 April 2002, 1,190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
666 were record highs and 418 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,139 daily.
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 48.9 mm (1.9 in) on 3 April 2002.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,190 stations

1,190 station records on 3 April 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Midland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalac	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St-Girons	France	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slatteroy Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ballantine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colden 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hulett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potomac	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sharjah Inter. Airp	United Arab Emirates	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pingliang	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,190 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 368, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 237, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 3 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	368
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	237
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 3 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 1,139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

915 broken records

Margins by which the 915 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

3 April 2002

Top 20 records on 3 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2002	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 April 2002	Midland, US	monthly low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Kalac, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Ft Benton, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Cagliari, IT	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	St-Girons, FR	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Kadoka, US	monthly low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	East London, ZA	daily low min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Denton, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Taos, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Buffalo, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Espoey, FR	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Trempealeau Dam 6, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Lead, US	monthly low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2002	Clearwater, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	40 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2002. 2002 had 1,190 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	897
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1