Weather Records on 2 April 2015

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2015. Highest significance: Astrahanka, RU.

Key Facts for 2 April 2015

On 2 April 2015, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 482 daily.
Astrahanka set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 April 2015.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 2 April 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astrahanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zhengzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hanzhong	China	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberndorf/Neckar-Aistaig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoboksar	China	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zhumadian	China	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maliye_Karmakuly	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hoboksar	China	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qitai	China	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akune	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sangary	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.1 C (-29.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Troughton Island	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeju	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 2 April 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 2 April 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2015

Top 20 records on 2 April 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2015	Astrahanka, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2015	Rostov-Na-Donu, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2015	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2015	Linjiang, CN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2015	Dalian, CN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2015	Bothwell (Cluny), AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2015	Trenton Falls, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Zhengzhou, CN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Anucino, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Hanzhong, CN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Kerch, UA	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Fulton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Algona, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Hardy, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Leech Lake, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Keams Canyon, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2015	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2015. 2015 had 490 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 2015-04-02: 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	396
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1