Weather Records on 2 April 2011

1,419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2011. Highest significance: Wishek, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 2011

On 2 April 2011, 1,419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,125 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,398 daily.
Wishek set a daily record snow depth of 104.1 cm (41.0 in) on 2 April 2011.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,419 stations

1,419 station records on 2 April 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wishek	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mallapunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Plains (Croye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bodoe VI	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Aviation Museum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.4 cm (17.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Las Rosas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin River Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Twelvemile Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emery Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,419 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 719, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 406, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 2 April 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	719
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	406
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 2 April 2011 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 1,398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,142 broken records

Margins by which the 1,142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2011

Top 20 records on 2 April 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2011	Wishek, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2011	Villaflores (Smn), MX	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2011	La Union, MX	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Steigen, NO	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Mallapunyah, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Katherine Research Farm, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	117 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Bonners Ferry, US	monthly low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Kings Plains (Croye), AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Bodoe VI, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Wyndham, AU	daily low max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Willows 6 W, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Glenbrook, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Ft Collins, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Mc Clusky, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	Hachita 1W, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2011	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	43 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2011. 2011 had 1,419 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 2011-04-02: 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 200	1,138
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1