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Weather Records on 5 April 1901

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1901. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 5 April 1901

  • On 5 April 1901, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Hohenpeissenberg set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 5 April 1901.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 5 April 1901 5 station records on 5 April 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 5 April 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 April 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 5 April 1901 by type Records set or tied on 5 April 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 April 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 5 April 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 April 1901 by timescale Records on 5 April 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 April 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 5 April 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 April 1901 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.3. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 3: 23 to 5: 05 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 April 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 32
3 to 50
5 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1901
Top 5 records on 5 April 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 April 1901Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)36 years50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1901Gavle, SEdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1901Saint John, CAdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)3 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1901Saint John, CAdaily high min (Tie)3.9 C (39.0 F)tie20 years2 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 1901
Records on 04-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1901. 1901 had 5 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: 9062019: 3732020: 4832021: 1,0302022: 7582023: 2,5432024: 1,2892025: 1,3202026: 7821809188719041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1901. 1901 had 5 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
2018906
2019373
2020483
20211,030
2022758
20232,543
20241,289
20251,320
2026782

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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 (2026-10-15).