Weather Records on 5 April 1937

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1937. Highest significance: Bhainswal, IN.

Key Facts for 5 April 1937

On 5 April 1937, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 413 daily.
Bhainswal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 5 April 1937.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 5 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bolangir	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	171.0 cm (67.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bijnor	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 5 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 5 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1937

Top 20 records on 5 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1937	Bhainswal, IN	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1937	Kairana, IN	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Kharsawan, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Bolangir, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Parry Sound, CA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Highland Home, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Quanah 2 SW, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Naraingarh, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Dadahor, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Narayanganj, IN	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Champawat, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1937	Palkot, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1937	Southampton, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1937	Jind, IN	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1937	Jeoli Jansath, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1937	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	171.0 cm (67.3 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1937	Evansville Ft Court STN, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1937	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	32 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1937. 1937 had 427 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 100	373
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1