Weather Records on 2 April 2014

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2014. Highest significance: Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 2014

On 2 April 2014, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 550 daily.
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas set a monthly record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 2 April 2014.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 2 April 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gore	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tisul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rebriha	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hardin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Ozernoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soloneshnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Ozernoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tajga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzedeevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 2 April 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 2 April 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2014

Top 20 records on 2 April 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2014	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2014	Stanley, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2014	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	St Louis Lambert Intl AP, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Orovada 3 W, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Bend, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Maple City 1E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Newcastle, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Los Gatos, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Luling, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Gore, ET	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Kyzyl-Ozek, RU	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	8.2 C (14.8 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Flandreau, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Tisul, RU	daily high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2014	Krasnojarsk, RU	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	76 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

1815 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2014. 2014 had 577 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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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	444
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1