Weather Records on 2 April 2004

893 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2004. Highest significance: Calvinia, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 April 2004

On 2 April 2004, 893 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 265 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 847 daily.
Calvinia set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 2 April 2004.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

893 stations

893 station records on 2 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Las Fuentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Imuris (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lorna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corralejo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carefree	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teec Nos Pos	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tolleson 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

893 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 2 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 2 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 44, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

717 broken records

Margins by which the 717 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2004

Top 20 records on 2 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2004	Calvinia, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2004	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2004	Wittmann 1SE, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2004	Las Fuentes, MX	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Newburyport, US	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Sonoita, MX	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Yuma Citrus STN, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Caliente, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Imuris (Dge), MX	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Ulupalakua Rch 250, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Palmer Job Corps, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Kunming, CN	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Little Port Walter, US	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Marlow, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Haines AP, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Lorna Glen, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Corralejo, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2004	Centennial 1NE, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	104 years	44 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2004. 2004 had 893 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 2004-04-02: 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 50	698
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1