Weather Records on 2 April 2018

1,439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2018. Highest significance: Mahackala, RU.

Key Facts for 2 April 2018

On 2 April 2018, 1,439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 542 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 213 monthly and 1,226 daily.
Mahackala set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 2 April 2018.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,439 stations

1,439 station records on 2 April 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eureka Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Lusewitz	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap 13 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,439 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 273, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 269, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 268, Deepest snow cover 241.

Records on 2 April 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	273
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	269
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	268
Deepest snow cover	241

Records on 2 April 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 213, daily 1,226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,189 broken records

Margins by which the 1,189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 297.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2018

Top 20 records on 2 April 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2018	Mahackala, RU	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 April 2018	Eureka Rs, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2018	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	116 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2018	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	124 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2018	Havana, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2018	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	124 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2018	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2018	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	122 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2018	Kingston, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	124 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2018	Lehighton 1SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2018	Princeton, US	monthly low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	118 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2018	Shippensburg, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2018	Sunbury, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2018	Greifswald, DE	monthly snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2018	Trenton, US	monthly low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	118 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2018	Busby, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2018	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2018	Melville 4 W, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2018	Canton L&D 20, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2018	Carrollton, US	monthly low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	119 years	54 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2018. 2018 had 1,439 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	982
50 to 100	158
100 to 150	39
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1