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Weather Records on 5 April 1916

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1916. Highest significance: Halifax, CA.

Key Facts for 5 April 1916

  • On 5 April 1916, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Halifax set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.6 mm (4.0 in) on 5 April 1916.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

38 stations
Weather records on 5 April 1916 38 station records on 5 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
38 station records on 5 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 April 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation102.6 mm (4.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.8 cm (0.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature12.3 C (54.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WallabadahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical GardensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.7 C (47.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GumerachaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high maximum temperature11.2 C (52.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-5.3 C (22.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
BalaklavaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.8 C (49.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal NorthSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
WoodsideAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records
Records on 5 April 1916 by type Records set or tied on 5 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 5 April 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 April 1916 by timescale Records on 5 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 37.
Records on 5 April 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 April 1916 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 50: 2950 to 100: 1100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 April 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 5029
50 to 1001
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1916
Top 20 records on 5 April 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 April 1916Halifax, CAmonthly rain102.6 mm (4.0 in)41.9 mm (1.6 in)5 years55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1916Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)9 years36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1916Anticosti West Point, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)9 years34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Charlottetown, CAdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)25 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Wien, ATdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)54 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)22 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Bird Rocks, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low max-7.8 C (18.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Katberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall0.8 cm (0.3 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily low max-3.3 C (26.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916St. Petersburg, RUdaily high max12.3 C (54.1 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Wallabadah, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Constantine, DZdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Tartu, EEdaily high min5.3 C (41.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Wedderburn (Post Office), AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Kargopol, RUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily low min-10.0 C (14.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1916Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)18 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 1916
Records on 04-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1916. 1916 had 38 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 1916. 1916 had 38 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).