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Weather Records on 5 April 1903

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1903. Highest significance: Stawell, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1903

  • On 5 April 1903, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Stawell set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 5 April 1903.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 5 April 1903 15 station records on 5 April 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 5 April 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 April 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.4 mm (0.21 in)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 5 April 1903 by type Records set or tied on 5 April 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 April 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 5 April 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 April 1903 by timescale Records on 5 April 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 April 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 5 April 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 April 1903 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1210 to 20: 120 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 April 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 1012
10 to 201
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1903
Top 15 records on 5 April 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 April 1903Stawell, AUmonthly rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)20 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Hambantota, LKdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Kew, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Saint John, CAdaily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)4.3 cm (1.7 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Sydney, CAdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Daylesford, AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Portland, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Fredericton Unb, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Truro, CAdaily high max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)10 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1903Gavle, SEdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)1 year6 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 1903
Records on 04-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1903. 1903 had 15 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 1903. 1903 had 15 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).