Weather Records on 5 April 1933

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1933. Highest significance: Ipswich, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1933

On 5 April 1933, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 348 daily.
Ipswich set a daily record precipitation of 113.3 mm (4.5 in) on 5 April 1933.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 5 April 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.9 mm (11.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo Wandong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 April 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 April 1933 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1933

Top 20 records on 5 April 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1933	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	monthly rain	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Woodford Post Office, AU	monthly rain	280.9 mm (11.1 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Pointe Au Pere, CA	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Pointe Au Pere, CA	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1933	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	48 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1933. 1933 had 379 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 1933-04-05: 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	228
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	32
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	12
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	6
140 to 160	2