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Weather Records on 5 April 1898

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1898. Highest significance: Moorestown 4 E, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1898

  • On 5 April 1898, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Moorestown 4 E set a monthly record daily snowfall of 8.9 cm (3.5 in) on 5 April 1898.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1809 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 5 April 1898 9 station records on 5 April 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 5 April 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 April 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall3.6 cm (1.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.4 C (61.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 5 April 1898 by type Records set or tied on 5 April 1898 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 April 1898 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 5 April 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 April 1898 by timescale Records on 5 April 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 April 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8.
Records on 5 April 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 April 1898 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 April 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1898
Top 9 records on 5 April 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 April 1898Moorestown 4 E, USmonthly snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)3 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1898Concord, USdaily snowfall3.6 cm (1.4 in)3.6 cm (1.4 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1898Armagh, GBdaily low min-2.5 C (27.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1898Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1898Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1898Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min10.9 C (51.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1898Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max16.4 C (61.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1898Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1898Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min-0.3 C (31.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)3 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1809 to 1898
Records on 04-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1898. 1898 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0001809: 11815: 21828: 11848: 21851: 11853: 11855: 11857: 11859: 21870: 11874: 21876: 21879: 21881: 41885: 11886: 31887: 21888: 31889: 11890: 11891: 21892: 41893: 11895: 21896: 31897: 41898: 91899: 51900: 61901: 51902: 71903: 151904: 31905: 301906: 41907: 151908: 121909: 331910: 741911: 821912: 441913: 111914: 311915: 361916: 381917: 431918: 661919: 361920: 941921: 1581922: 1261923: 1071924: 461925: 1111926: 3941927: 1491928: 3821929: 1,1241930: 1551931: 1621932: 2541933: 3791934: 3021935: 4161936: 5761937: 4271938: 2151939: 3561940: 2141941: 4011942: 4481943: 3441944: 8311945: 4601946: 2901947: 6491948: 2621949: 3791950: 5931951: 3051952: 5171953: 2491954: 6051955: 3641956: 3041957: 7951958: 4791959: 5591960: 7701961: 5231962: 3241963: 5461964: 6751965: 4561966: 5181967: 7451968: 5901969: 4981970: 4991971: 4811972: 6851973: 6801974: 6521975: 1,5811976: 3351977: 8801978: 4861979: 8861980: 4861981: 9271982: 1,9641983: 1,9091984: 7031985: 9221986: 8001987: 1,6871988: 1,0541989: 9451990: 8681991: 1,5951992: 8271993: 6271994: 7341995: 1,5001996: 8271997: 2,1081998: 8081999: 1,6582000: 1,1942001: 1,0972002: 7902003: 1,1202004: 7562005: 8562006: 1,0702007: 1,1442008: 6852009: 1,0962010: 9262011: 9742012: 7452013: 9872014: 4442015: 4332016: 8282017: 5182018: 8992019: 3722020: 4792021: 1,0292022: 7522023: 2,5332024: 1,2892025: 1,3211809188719041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1898. 1898 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-05 in each year
YearRecords
18091
18152
18281
18482
18511
18531
18551
18571
18592
18701
18742
18762
18792
18814
18851
18863
18872
18883
18891
18901
18912
18924
18931
18952
18963
18974
18989
18995
19006
19015
19027
190315
19043
190530
19064
190715
190812
190933
191074
191182
191244
191311
191431
191536
191638
191743
191866
191936
192094
1921158
1922126
1923107
192446
1925111
1926394
1927149
1928382
19291,124
1930155
1931162
1932254
1933379
1934302
1935416
1936576
1937427
1938215
1939356
1940214
1941401
1942448
1943344
1944831
1945460
1946290
1947649
1948262
1949379
1950593
1951305
1952517
1953249
1954605
1955364
1956304
1957795
1958479
1959559
1960770
1961523
1962324
1963546
1964675
1965456
1966518
1967745
1968590
1969498
1970499
1971481
1972685
1973680
1974652
19751,581
1976335
1977880
1978486
1979886
1980486
1981927
19821,964
19831,909
1984703
1985922
1986800
19871,687
19881,054
1989945
1990868
19911,595
1992827
1993627
1994734
19951,500
1996827
19972,108
1998808
19991,658
20001,194
20011,097
2002790
20031,120
2004756
2005856
20061,070
20071,144
2008685
20091,096
2010926
2011974
2012745
2013987
2014444
2015433
2016828
2017518
2018899
2019372
2020479
20211,029
2022752
20232,533
20241,289
20251,321

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).