Weather Records on 2 April 2022

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 2022. Highest significance: Carnarvon Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 2022

On 2 April 2022, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 520 daily.
Carnarvon Airport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 118.6 mm (4.7 in) on 2 April 2022.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 2 April 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Arxan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rouchel (Mount View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danang Intl	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulda	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Hersfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wurzburg	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burgwald-Bottendorf	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchberg/Jagst-Herboldshausen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meiningen	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Konigshofen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salalah	Oman	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orlinga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elista	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haikou	China	Record low minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record low maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 111.

Records on 2 April 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	111

Records on 2 April 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 57, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 2022

Top 20 records on 2 April 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 2022	Carnarvon Airport, AU	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2022	Arxan, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2022	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	121 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2022	Yaringa Station, AU	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2022	Surin, TH	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2022	Chiang Mai, TH	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2022	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Vacoas (Mauritius), MU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Tann/Rhon, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Fladungen-Heufurt, DE	monthly snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Dalgety Downs, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Upper Rouchel (Mount View), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Reimlingen, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Danang Intl, VN	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Freiburg, DE	daily low max	1.9 C (35.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	125 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Clermont-Ferrand, FR	daily low max	2.4 C (36.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	1.9 C (35.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	121 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2022	Tbilisi, GE	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	124 years	41 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2022. 2022 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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Data for records on 2022-04-02: 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 25	448
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2