Weather Records on 5 April 1921

158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1921. Highest significance: Burketown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1921

On 5 April 1921, 158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 150 daily.
Burketown Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 210.3 mm (8.3 in) on 5 April 1921.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

158 stations

158 station records on 5 April 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tinapagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tapio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

158 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 April 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 April 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 150.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1921

Top 20 records on 5 April 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1921	Burketown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1921	Donors Hill Station, AU	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1921	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1921	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1921	Elliston, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1921	Woody Island, AU	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1921	Beechal, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1921	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1921	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1921	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1921	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1921	Tilpa (Warloo), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1921	Goorimpa, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1921	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1921	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1921	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1921	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1921	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1921	Fort Bourke, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1921	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	28 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1921. 1921 had 158 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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Data for records on 1921-04-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	128
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1