Weather Records on 5 April 1928

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1928. Highest significance: Crookwell Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1928

On 5 April 1928, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 373 daily.
Crookwell Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 5 April 1928.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 5 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1928

Top 20 records on 5 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1928	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Berrebangalo, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Boorowa Post Office, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Marengo, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Brungle (Rosemount), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Gravette, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Berthong, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Narra Allen, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1928	Fayette, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	36 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1928. 1928 had 382 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	258
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1