Weather Records on 2 April 2016

661 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2016. Highest significance: Kon-Kolodez, RU.

Key Facts for 2 April 2016

On 2 April 2016, 661 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 644 daily.
Kon-Kolodez set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 2 April 2016.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

661 stations

661 station records on 2 April 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kirsanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Bay Area WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willis Island	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Al Baha	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cekunda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

661 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 April 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 April 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

541 broken records

Margins by which the 541 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2016

Top 20 records on 2 April 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2016	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	111 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Monticello 5 SE, US	monthly rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Sandersville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Middleboro, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Kirsanov, RU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Titusville, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Lemmon, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	122 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Colville, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Sonnblick, AT	daily high min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Zugspitze, DE	daily high min	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Ocala, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Haverhill, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Spearfish, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2016	Voronez, RU	monthly rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	25 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2016. 2016 had 661 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 2016-04-02: 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 20	514
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1