Weather Records on 2 April 2017

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2017. Highest significance: Rainbow, US.

Key Facts for 2 April 2017

On 2 April 2017, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 615 daily.
Rainbow set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 2 April 2017.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 2 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Boyce 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Esler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley 11 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nix Store 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tow	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth Meacham Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benbrook Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

540 broken records

Margins by which the 540 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2017

Top 20 records on 2 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2017	Rainbow, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2017	Boyce 3 WNW, US	monthly rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2017	Coleman, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2017	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Paint Rock, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Ft Worth NAS, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Robert Lee 4WSW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	107 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Amistad Dam, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Del Rio Intl AP, US	monthly rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Alexandria Esler Fld, US	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Nouakchott, MR	daily high min	29.0 C (84.2 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Cleburne, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	La Pryor, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Llano, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Meade, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	119 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Burkett, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Red Bluff Crossing, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Water Valley 11 NNE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2017	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	45 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2017. 2017 had 622 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 2017-04-02: 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	502
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1