Weather Records on 2 April 2009

984 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2009. Highest significance: Napoleon, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 2009

On 2 April 2009, 984 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 922 daily.
Napoleon set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 2 April 2009.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

984 stations

984 station records on 2 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Metter	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lostock Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkaba (O'Connors Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vera	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Afjord - Momyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leirfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Clarine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alexander	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breivoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

984 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 2 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 2 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 922.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2009

Top 20 records on 2 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2009	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2009	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2009	Tifton, US	daily rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2009	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2009	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2009	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2009	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2009	Beaufort MCAS, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2009	Jormlien, SE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2009	Dover, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2009	Landsburg, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2009	Oksningoy, NO	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2009	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2009	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2009	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2009	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2009	Metter, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2009	Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2009	Valdosta Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2009	Elk City 1NE, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	88 years	51 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2009. 2009 had 984 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 2009-04-02: 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	736
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2