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Weather Records on 5 April 1915

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1915. Highest significance: Barraba Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1915

  • On 5 April 1915, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Barraba Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 5 April 1915.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 5 April 1915 36 station records on 5 April 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 5 April 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 April 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Barraba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.6 mm (2.7 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
FalsterboSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
AuroraCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.3 C (48.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TulcumbahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-26.5 C (-15.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 5 April 1915 by type Records set or tied on 5 April 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 27. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 27Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 April 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 27.
Records on 5 April 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall27
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 April 1915 by timescale Records on 5 April 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 April 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 36.
Records on 5 April 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 April 1915 Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.1. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 215 to 10: 510 to 15: 415 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 130 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 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 April 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 521
5 to 105
10 to 154
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1915
Top 20 records on 5 April 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 April 1915Barraba Post Office, AUdaily rain67.6 mm (2.7 in)37.1 mm (1.5 in)27 years38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1915Springbok, ZAdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)6 years33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Boggabri Post Office, AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)18.6 mm (0.7 in)15 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Bird Rocks, CAdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)22 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Falsterbo, SEdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Nicosia, CYdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Pilliga Post Office, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Bendemeer (Caroline St), AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)2 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Uccle, BEdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915George Airport, ZAdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)6 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Tamworth Airport, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Aurora, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Tomsk, RUdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1915Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)16 years11 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 1915
Records on 04-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1915. 1915 had 36 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 1915. 1915 had 36 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).