Weather Records on 5 April 1932

254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1932. Highest significance: Dutson, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1932

On 5 April 1932, 254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 252 daily.
Dutson set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 5 April 1932.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

254 stations

254 station records on 5 April 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Oaks (Bellimbopinni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

254 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 April 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 April 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1932

Top 20 records on 5 April 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1932	Dutson, AU	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Sale, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Kurundwad, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1932	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1932	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1932	Tasgaon, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1932	Boonara, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1932	Morningside, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1932	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1932	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1932	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1932. 1932 had 254 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 1932-04-05: 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 10	155
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1