Weather Records on 5 April 1926

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1926. Highest significance: San Diego Wbo, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1926

On 5 April 1926, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 370 daily.
San Diego Wbo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 5 April 1926.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 5 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gowar West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1926

Top 20 records on 5 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1926	San Diego Wbo, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1926	Narrewilock, AU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1926	Antwerp, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	San Bernardino F S 226, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Kongal, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Wolseley, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Pine Hills, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Conargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Birchip (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Dumosa, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Hay (Corrong), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Yerevan, AM	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Waitchie, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Kinchega, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Steam Plains 1, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Katandra North, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1926	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1926. 1926 had 394 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 20	311
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1