Weather Records on 5 April 1918

66 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1918. Highest significance: Alexandra (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1918

On 5 April 1918, 66 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 66 daily.
Alexandra (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 5 April 1918.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

66 stations

66 station records on 5 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yalata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabee Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Trainors Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jeruk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

66 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1918 by type: Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 5 April 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 66.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1918

Top 20 records on 5 April 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1918	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1918	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Wentworth (Wamberra Station), AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Mannanarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Talbot, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Mossgiel (Boondara), AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Coan Downs, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Hewitt, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Wooroonook, AU	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1918	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	12 years	16 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1918. 1918 had 66 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	53
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1