Weather Records on 5 April 1934

302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1934. Highest significance: Billabalong, AU.

Key Facts for 5 April 1934

On 5 April 1934, 302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 295 daily.
Billabalong set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 5 April 1934.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

302 stations

302 station records on 5 April 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nethercote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

302 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 5 April 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 April 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1934

Top 20 records on 5 April 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1934	Billabalong, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Dargo, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Llano, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Williambury, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1934	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1934	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1934	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1934	Leichardt, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1934	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1934	Hondo, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1934	Nebo, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1934	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	30 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1934. 1934 had 302 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 25	245
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1